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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 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 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 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.

3/8/2006 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.

3/8/2006 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

3/7/2006 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.

3/7/2006 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.

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 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.

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 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 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] Falling from Grace
Me, Remi, and Clinton playtested Drowning and Falling last night and it went very well.  D&F is a charity project I'm working on, and I'm super excited about it.  Power…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Andy Kitkowski, Emily Care, TonyLB.

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3/9/2006 daMoose_Neo: Properly citing media...
I'm assembling an assorted list of movies, TV shows, and musicians that I've found inspiring and/or thematic for my latest book. Now its been a bit since I've been through…
In Publishing
Participants: daMoose_Neo, Andrew Morris, Troy_Costisick, KeithBVaughn.

3/9/2006 Ydirbut: The Wonder System
Sorry I don't have all of the details worked out yet Dice The Wonder System uses 2 twenty sided dice(2d20) for all skill checks. Character Points(CP) The GM should give…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ydirbut, TonyLB, anders_larsen.

3/9/2006 Artanis: History of Indie RPGs
Hello! In a bit less than a month's time, I have the opportunity to participate in a radio programme broadcasted by one of the big stations of french-speaking Switzerland. The…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Artanis, M. J. Young, MatrixGamer.

3/10/2006 mtiru: Resolving an Issue
In our recent game of Primetime Adventures, Quantum Bums, I resolved my character's issue during his spotlight episode. It was unclear to us whether he picks another issue, or continues…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: mtiru, JMendes, Matt Wilson, Czar Fnord.

3/10/2006 Matt Wilson: more shameless cafepress products!
If you had a newborn baby, wouldn't you feel better knowing the light switch to the baby's room had a Primetime Adventures Switch Cover on it? Probably it would ensure…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson.

3/10/2006 lumpley: Co-interviewing
Hey, anyone who's here who doesn't do the blog crawl: Clinton R. Nixon and I are interviewing one another at <a href="http://www.fairgame-rpgs.com/comment.php?entry=43">Fair Game</a>. Check it out, it's a blast. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

3/10/2006 Bailywolf: [Stealing Heaven]- a game of occult initiation and human limitations
Modern occult games are one of my favorite types of design.  I loves ‘em.  Anyhow, here’s another. I’m re-reading Barker’s Great and Secret Show (and recalling other Barker novels and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bailywolf, simon_hibbs, Graham Walmsley, anders_larsen, TroyLovesRPG, Spooky Fanboy, Danny_K, Certified, charles, Doug Ruff.

3/10/2006 Ken: Trademarks and copyrights
Hi, New to forum. Nearing completion of my game and am curious about how others have gone about protecting their products. Am I just spinning my wheels without a lawyer?…
In Publishing
Participants: Ken, Troy_Costisick, Brendan, Joshua BishopRoby, pells, Julian, c.

3/10/2006 lumpley: A new contest
To go with the Iron Game Chef, the Ronnies, the Bennies, the Matties, the Murkies, the Monkies... The Gamie-Gamies! Discussion welcome here or there. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, inthisstyle, Ben Lehman, Frank T.

3/10/2006 Kat Miller: Indie Games Explosion at Gen Con06
The Indie Games Explosion at Gen. Con. was rather successful last year, and its time again to submit events for Gen Con 06. New changes in Gen Con Event Registration…
In Conventions
Participants: Kat Miller, Troy_Costisick, Michael S. Miller, LordSmerf, Technocrat13, Gaerik.

3/10/2006 mratomek: Am I putting the CRUNCH in CRUNCHY?
The game I am working on, Monster Rules, is a generic RPG/wargame hybrid. You get to create your own characters that you use in game play, which is played-out in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mratomek, Joshua BishopRoby, Noon, Danny_K.

3/10/2006 mratomek: Perfect Bind vs. Lay-Flat Binding?
Has anyone had any good experience with a lay-flat binding vs. standard perfect binding? Advantages or disadvantages?
In Publishing
Participants: mratomek, Nathan P., Joshua BishopRoby, Ben Lehman, MatrixGamer, komradebob, Czar Fnord, Eero Tuovinen, Miskatonic.

3/11/2006 ObLaDan: [Trickster] Power 19
So.  After lurking here for quite a while, I gave in to temptation.  This is my first try at making a game.  Inspirations include Southwest Native American folklore (Coyote) and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ObLaDan, Troy_Costisick.

3/11/2006 lilyve: gold and powerlevel
[b]hello! dear friend, do u know a website which sell cheapest gold? I was told lots of website, and was confused by which one to choose. It took me about…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: lilyve, TonyLB.

3/11/2006 Melinglor: [Over the Edge] Killing the Dilemma
Hi, my name's Joel, sometime Forge lurker and varyingly credulous Big Model neophyte. I was away from studying the Theory for awhile, but it worked its way back into my…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, Noon, abzu, Glendower, Danny_K, knicknevin, drnuncheon.

3/11/2006 lady-alexandre: MAKASTOS - info required for new character - please help?
Hi, Hope this is in the right place but I need some information about the priesthood of Makastos or any reference to it. I am playing AD&D but my GM…
In Connections
Participants: lady-alexandre, contracycle, Peter Nordstrand.

3/12/2006 Dr. Pizza: My new Game
I am new here, and this is my first post, so I belive the best way to start it is by saying: greetings to everyone! I have no knowedge about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dr. Pizza, jasonm, Justin Marx, anders_larsen, Calithena, billvolk.

3/12/2006 Sindyr: Been reading my new pdf, have quesions...
Just purchased the Capes and am about 1/2 through my first reading of the system, thought I would pop in and ask a few questions and check in on a…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Vaxalon, TonyLB, Zamiel, Tuxboy, Glendower, Hans, Valamir, drnuncheon, humis.

3/12/2006 TonyLB: [Nighttime Animals Save the World] Three critters
So I was on a walk with my family, and I noticed I had (in the change in my pocket) two quarters, two nickels and two pennies.  Time to dust…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, Andrew Morris, droog, lumpley, Miskatonic.

3/12/2006 Willow: [The Mountain Witch] Gearing Up To Run
Hi everyone, I'm new to the Forge, and Indie RPG's in General.  I'm going to be running a game of the Mountain Witch in about a week, and there's something…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willow, Justin Marx.

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