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3/14/2006 TheGameMaster: My Game: Claymore
Hi all, I wrote a game over the last 24 years called Claymore... it's a hodge podge of various things with a unique game world (or at least it was…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TheGameMaster, preludetotheend, anders_larsen, billvolk.

3/14/2006 jasonm: The Roach Report
Hi Everybody, This particular forum was a gold mine for me while preparing the Shab-al-Hiri Roach for publication, and I want to add to the available data pool and share…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, MikeSands, Andy Kitkowski, Peter Nordstrand, Frank T.

3/13/2006 caramida: Baileyfield Branch - Looking for a critical eye
Ok.  This is my first attempt at creating a Branch of my own.  Is this grabby enough for an first Branch for a new group?  Should I instead use one…
In lumpley games
Participants: caramida, lumpley.

3/13/2006 Bryan Hansel: [InSpectres] The knife of no death
I played InSpectres for the first time on Friday night, and although the session was fun and all the players said they enjoyed it, I have a few questions.  We…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bryan Hansel, jasonm, Nathan P..

3/13/2006 epweissengruber: [Tunnels and Trolls] A Player's Dissatisfaction
Members of the IndieRPG group in Toronto have been playing around with T&T.  The most eloquent response to the session was highly critical of the system.  I am posting parts…
In Actual Play
Participants: epweissengruber, tzunder, rafial, jrs, dunlaing, Miskatonic, Alan, Noon, Hans, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Johnny.

3/13/2006 davez: Looking for Critique of my System
[url]http://homepage.mac.com/szmigiel/FileSharing17.html[/url] The system is kind of a build it yourself RPG to recreate Anime, Kung Fu, Video Game, Tokusatsu, and other highly cinematic settings. The game is based around a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: davez, Bryan Hansel.

3/13/2006 Everspinner: Balanced stakes or what´s at stake?
Hello Once again this might be some kind of a FAQ. If so, I would be much obliged if you could point me to the appropriate threads. A few games…
In lumpley games
Participants: Everspinner, Warren.

3/13/2006 Paul Czege: playtest at Forge Midwest
Anyone planning to attend Forge Midwest and interested in playtesting Acts of Evil during one of the Saturday slots? Paul
In Acts of Evil Playtest Board
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, chris_moore, c, John Kirk.

3/13/2006 Chris Gardiner: [Trollbabe] VoIP Play - character Creation and First Session
So, desperate to run something and filled with unholy impulses after reading Trollbabe, I finally mustered up the courage to give VoIP gaming a shot. One of the players, whose…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris Gardiner, John Harper, James_Nostack, Alan, Jonathan Hastings.

3/13/2006 Troy_Costisick: [Holmes and Watson] Game Chef- 1st Playtest
Heya, So I entered this Iron Game Chef competition.  At first I read over the ingredients and the time constraints and I thought, “Nah, there’s no way I’d be able…
In Playtesting
Participants: Troy_Costisick, MatrixGamer.

3/13/2006 Auke: "Evaluative DM’ing" - comments on this approach, please
Hi all, I'd appreciate comments on my approach (which I call "evaluative DM'ing" 'coz it sounds kool) to running a frpg. The essay is 1200 words, so I don't know…
In Actual Play
Participants: Auke, JMendes, TonyLB, MatrixGamer, Noon, Selene Tan, ADGBoss, Silmenume, Adam Dray, Joshua BishopRoby, Caldis.

3/13/2006 Matt Snyder: Nine Worlds Skype game audio downloads
If you haven't heard, I've been recording an online game of Nine Worlds, involving me, Thomas Robertson, Fred Wolke and Ben Lehman. Download the sessions: Session 1 Scene 1,…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Nicolas Crost, hive_mind, ivan23, Iskander, Yokiboy.

3/13/2006 Aaron Smith: Gaming in another system's Setting
Just an idea I had, idly leafing through my copy of Univeralis. Has anyone thought of, or done, a Univeralis game in an already established setting? A soap opera done…
In Universalis
Participants: Aaron Smith, komradebob, Mike Holmes, Sovem, Valamir, Zatt, demiurgeastaroth, Robotech_Master.

3/13/2006 Aaron Smith: Gaming in another system's Setting
Just an idea I had, idly leafing through my copy of PTA. Has anyone thought of, or done, a PTA game in an already established setting? A soap opera done…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Aaron Smith, Matt Wilson, John Harper, Danny_K, joshua neff, Landon Darkwood, dyjoots, spikexander, nellist.

3/13/2006 Willow: Rummy Based Game Mechanics?
I'm working on a game in a very primal stage.  I realized that the mechanics I was kicking around were loosely similar to certain forms of rummy. I'm aware of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Willow, JakeVanDam, Graham Walmsley, knicknevin, TroyLovesRPG.

3/13/2006 TonyLB: Tony: Why'd you do it that way?
When folks are working their way through the rules they generally hit two distinct types of questions.  First:  How does it work?  Second:  Why does it work that way?  It's…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Sindyr, Zamiel, Hans.

3/12/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Doom: must be relevant
When you invoke your doom, the text says "Throughout the game a Player may call upon his character’s Doom to automatically end a Conflict in his favor; however, he must…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, Keith Senkowski.

3/12/2006 Helvetian: DEXCON 9
It's that time again! I'll be sending out individual emails this coming week, but wanted to give the heads-up that we're starting to pull the summer convention together.  DEXCON 9…
In Conventions
Participants: Helvetian.

3/12/2006 preludetotheend: Average Con?
Hello all I am preparing a busines plan and was wondering what are peoples average sales at conventions. Regards, Seth
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend.

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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3/14/2006 abzu: BW Sales and Income
Hi All, A long time ago, I promised to post my sales data and I never did. So here it is at long last! Between May 5th and December 31st…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, JakeVanDam, Bryan Hansel, Valamir, Thor Olavsrud.

3/14/2006 Zamiel: Story Arcs in Capes: An Experimental Design
I've been tinkering about with the idea of porting the Story Arc concept from With Great Power to Capes, which is complicated by the fact that the two systems have…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Zamiel, TonyLB.

3/14/2006 Frank T: [TSoY] Middle Earth?
I really like the World of Near, and would like to play TSoY in it. Unfortunately, I’ve got a bunch of players that really hate “learning” a new setting. Since…
In CRN Games
Participants: Frank T, Clinton R. Nixon, James_Nostack, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir.

3/14/2006 knicknevin: [Loose Toys] Dilemma with Strong Adult Content
I'm using the little fears engine to run a short campaign called 'Loose Toys' at my RPG club: the premise is that intelligent, robotic toys in the year 2075 wake…
In Actual Play
Participants: knicknevin, Darkall.

3/14/2006 May: Possesor question
Hi I'm running a sorcerer campaign containing, amongst other nasties, a type of parasite demon that slowly evolves into a possesor and takes over the host. My question is the…
In Adept Press
Participants: May, Julian, The_Tim, Ron Edwards.

3/14/2006 forlorn1: Inspectres : Getting ready for first run
I'd like any tips or hints people have for running Inspectres.  Shortly I will be torturing my local group with it, and I'd like to make the best possible effort. …
In Actual Play
Participants: forlorn1, Nathan P..

3/14/2006 TonyLB: GenCon '06
Long way away, right?  Not so much. Michael and Kat Miller are already working to get indie games scheduled together at Indy GenCon.  I think that's a really good cause.…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Zamiel, Gaerik, Hans.

3/14/2006 The_Tim: [Trollbabe] Possible Rules Mod
I'm hoping to play some Trollbabe with my wife.  As prep I've been rereading the past threads on it.  Something jumped out at me as I did.  The whole Relationships…
In Adept Press
Participants: The_Tim, Eero Tuovinen, Alan, Jonathan Hastings, Ron Edwards.

3/14/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: Need Drunken Dwarf Art
I need some line art of drunken dwarves and perhaps giant frothy mugs of beer for my Game Chef entry The Ancient and Venerable Art of Tippling. Any takers?  I'll…
In Connections
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, kroh, Miskatonic, racingspoons.

3/14/2006 Superstar: A humble beginning and then some questions
I’ve been reading about DitV for some time and when a guy at my local gaming store mentioned that he owned it, played and didn’t like it I asked him…
In lumpley games
Participants: Superstar, TragicHeroBC, Danny_K, Pol Jackson.

3/15/2006 billvolk: Critique my campaign setting (long post)
This isn't a rules system - it's a setting designed to get the maximum potential out of open-ended, point-based rules systems like BESM (the Tri-stat system found at http://www.guardiansorder.com/downloads/) or…
In First Thoughts
Participants: billvolk, pells, Miskatonic, anders_larsen, Joshua BishopRoby, TroyLovesRPG.

3/15/2006 Arturo G.: [Polaris] Full reference flow-chart
Hi, again! One of the players in my group (Mot) has integrated the conflict flow-charts presented in the thread Conflict flowchart for new players into a full reference chart…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Arturo G., Ben Lehman.

3/15/2006 Ben Lehman: Polaris at GenCon
Kat Miller is looking for <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19013.0">people to run indie games at GenCon</a>. I want a Polaris game to be scheduled for GenCon.  Because of my booth and personal commitments,…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Ben Lehman, Nev the Deranged.

3/15/2006 Anna B: My First Town
I recived Dogs by mail about a week ago. This my frist attempt at creating a town. I wanted to create something dealt with gender roles but wouldn't push my…
In lumpley games
Participants: Anna B.

3/15/2006 barna284: [TSOY] Swashbuckling of Yesterday
I have an almost three year long 7th Sea campaign and I´ve decided to migrate from the R&K system due to several issues. A lot of people have suggested TSOY…
In CRN Games
Participants: barna284, Paka, Eero Tuovinen, Twobirds, Clay.

3/15/2006 Arturo G.: [PuCLN,Valladolid] A Forge's indie-games track in a Spanish national convention
PuCLN -- Convivencias Lúdicas Nacionales A big Spanish national games-convention is going to hold place in Valladolid (Spain) this year. Dates: 13 -- 16 of July. The convention will include…
In Conventions
Participants: Arturo G..

3/15/2006 davez: Looking for Play Testers for a new System: Anime and Manga fans a PLUS
I am looking for play testers willing to try out my system Zen and the Art of Mayhem. It is a universal cinematic style RPG designed to simulate Anime, Tokusatsu,…
In Connections
Participants: davez.

3/15/2006 Yokiboy: Story Now, but first we Prep...
Hello, I have bad experience with narrative RPGs due to the prep it takes to setup. We planned a game of Sorcerer, created some kick-ass characters, and a one-sheet, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, Paka, Nathan P., Jonathan Hastings, MatrixGamer, ffilz, Noon.

3/15/2006 jburneko: Wording of Conflicts and Character Control
Hello, I've been following the whole 'character control' argument and I'm a little confused.  My understanding about how conflicts break down has always been this: Goals are things a character…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: jburneko, Vaxalon, Sindyr, TonyLB, Zamiel, Tuxboy, Hans, drnuncheon.

3/15/2006 billvolk: [BESM/AKA] GM-heavy character creation
I was running my first game with the All Kinds of Awesome setting I'm talking about in the Indie Game Design section and using the Tri-Stat d6 rules. Because none…
In Actual Play
Participants: billvolk, MatrixGamer.

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