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3/21/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [Demo] Games of Berkeley will demo Dogs in the Vinyard next month.
Games of Berkeley on Shattuck is hosting an Indie Press RPG night on Saturdays at 5pm, kicking off with demos of Dogs in the Vinyard on the 1st and 22nd…
In lumpley games
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, cdr, caramida.

3/21/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [Demo] [Plug] Breaking the Ice at Games of Berkeley
I'll be running Indie game demos at Games of Berkeley next month (April), and perhaps beyond - on the 15th, at 5-o'clock, I'll include a Breaking the Ice demo.  Just…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, Emily Care.

3/21/2006 Dantai: [Contenders] Ronny winner published
Hey everyone, Just a quickie to say that after months of procrastination, I've bitten the bullet and published Contenders in pdf format. I've managed to get it out in time…
In Publishing
Participants: Dantai, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, Malcolm.

3/21/2006 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Voting ... for creator or for player?
So, here's a sketchy thought.  You ask each player three things about their character: What was your character trying to achieve before the story started? Why do they, as a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Doug Ruff.

3/21/2006 TonyLB: I-Con '06
[url=http://www.iconsf.org/]I-Con 25.  [/url]Stonybrook.  This weekend (Mar. 24 - 26). I'll be there.  I'll (apparently) be somewhere in the dealer's room, with piles and piles of indie goodness, not just Capes. …
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Matthew Glover, Nathan P., mtiru.

3/21/2006 jburneko: Breaking Down The Group, Overtly Changing Direction
Hello All, I thought I'd share with you the story of something rather drastic I did a few weeks ago.  For years now, I've run a weekday group.  The group…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Peter Nordstrand, Anders, joshua neff, Matt Kimball, cmnash, dunlaing, Joshua BishopRoby.

3/21/2006 lightcastle: Split Extended contests
Something I'm never quite sure how to handle are extended contests with multiple goals. Let me explain: Our evil priest is on the top of the ziggurat, with the princess.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: lightcastle, Vaxalon, Web_Weaver, Mike Holmes.

3/21/2006 Noon: [Address of Challenge] Deciding what is THE challenge
Recently I discussed the grand theft auto series on RPG.net. Another poster had said that GTA was only about violence as a solution, because of the guns and car theft.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, Tommi Brander, ErrathofKosh, Bankuei, Silmenume, Melinglor, contracycle.

3/21/2006 Kai Wren: Hi there
Hi! I''m working on a RPG based upon the anime Dragonball Z, hardly a concept which has met with a lot of support in my local area, so I figured…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Kai Wren, TonyLB, dindenver, Eric Bennett, billvolk, Miskatonic.

3/21/2006 cmnash: Sorcerers in Black
Was thinking about a setting for a Sorcerer game - Sorcerers in Black Based on the Men in Black movies, the Sorcerers are police keeping humanity 'safe' from the Aliens…
In Adept Press
Participants: cmnash, Danny_K, Ron Edwards.

3/21/2006 Matthew Glover: Ongoing free-for-all Capes at my FLGS
I've been camping out at my local game shop and running Capes demos for anybody who'll stand still, as well as playing some short games with people.  The interest level…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, Hans, TonyLB, dunlaing, Zamiel, Garg.

3/21/2006 Sindyr: Boundaries and the meta-game - and Capes
This doesn't just apply to Capes, but it has come up in relation to Capes, so here are some thoughts of mine... When playing an rpg, each player has boundaries,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, Valamir, Tuxboy, Sydney Freedberg, Gaerik, Garg, Matthew Glover, drnuncheon.

3/21/2006 Chris Gardiner: [Trollbabe] A Question of Scale
Hi there, I'm running a Trollbabe game at the moment, and there's something I'm looking for input on. Currently, the Scale of the game is still Personal. Last session, due…
In Adept Press
Participants: Chris Gardiner, Ron Edwards, John Harper.

3/21/2006 Willow: [The Mountain Witch] Session One: Four Ronin, Three Peaches
See also my pre-game thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19023.0 We gathered at my apartment for a rousing game of the Mountain Witch. No one had ever played before, and I had never run…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willow, coffeestain.

3/21/2006 stefoid: need issue idea
Hi , just had a pilot episode of a 'firefly-like' series called  'Haven' (because thats what the spaceship appears to be to the characters that live on it). It was…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: stefoid, Matt Wilson, Danny_K.

3/21/2006 Argleblather: Help?
Not wholly sure if this is appropriate, because I just signed up, but worth a shot anyway. So, I'm playing in a rather unconventional online game- in that although I'm…
In Actual Play
Participants: Argleblather, James_Nostack.

3/20/2006 brokenspirit: Introduction + Interior illustrations (grayscale, line drawings, & color sample)
Hi all, this is my first post on this forum. My name is Martin Orensanz and I'm currently living in Argentina. I like game design and illustration, and I do…
In Connections
Participants: brokenspirit, daMoose_Neo.

3/20/2006 clayton_mcfarland: GM'ing Tips and Definitions
Hey guys.  I've been reading alot of the posts here about GM'ing, and keep hearing alot about Gm's generating 'bangs' for their players characters.  I've not encuontered this term before…
In Actual Play
Participants: clayton_mcfarland, Glendower, Danny_K, Ron Edwards, Zathreyel.

3/20/2006 Bob the Fighter: collaborative setting creation = fun!
Hello! My name is Zac. I've lurked on the Forge for a long time, but I haven't posted in some time. I think. Anyway, I recently started GMing for a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bob the Fighter, James_Nostack, Rich Forest, contracycle, ubergeek2012, Ben Lehman, Zamiel, Ron Edwards, demiurgeastaroth, Tommi Brander, Noon.

3/20/2006 pfischer: WGP Demo at Conpulsion
Hi, I am demoing WGP the coming weekend at Conpulsion in Edinburgh, Scotland. I will be using Michael's Quick Demo Kit, but since I have an hour I can either…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: pfischer, coffeestain, Michael S. Miller.

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3/21/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: Holding an Indie Press RPG Night at Games of Berkeley
Hello, all.  Not sure if this is the proper forum for this (move or delete this if it's the wrong one), but I've arranged for Games of Berkeley to demo…
In Connections
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII.

3/22/2006 Sindyr: Short lived Goals?
Question: A goal gets resolved when someone has claimed a side and ends the page in control, right? That is, if one side is higher than another, and that side…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, dunlaing, drnuncheon, Tuxboy, TonyLB, Hans, Vaxalon.

3/22/2006 GStonecipher: An RPG with Playing Cards
Hi everyone, I have been a lurker since time immemorial, and I finally have something to post.  This could be a long one I am building a game that uses…
In First Thoughts
Participants: GStonecipher, Adam Dray, Michael S. Miller, Bill_White, Vaxalon.

3/22/2006 Rustin: [Sorcerer] questions about stakes
I’m looking for any advice prior to running my first Sorcerer session. I’m interested in the use of stakes and conflict resolution as much as possible and shy away from…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rustin, Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

3/22/2006 Brian_W: [Channeling] Opposed extended rolls
(First post, so bear with me...) First of all, for anyone who wants more information than i'm giving, full info on my game (as it exists) can be found at…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Brian_W, Troy_Costisick, TroyLovesRPG, anders_larsen.

3/22/2006 Eric Bennett: [Mythos] Actual Play(test): Guyver meets Undead
Well, I finished the first playtest of Mythos last night, and I must say that overall I am very pleased with how things turned out. It taught me that some…
In Playtesting
Participants: Eric Bennett, steelcaress.

3/22/2006 Twobirds: A couple SoY questions
It seems like there are lot of people into The Shadow of Yesterday, but not many people discussing it.  So I figured I would throw out a couple thoughts I…
In CRN Games
Participants: Twobirds, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen.

3/22/2006 Joe Murphy (Broin): [Polaris] A convention game
Sunday afternoon, I'm due to 'run' an introductory session of Polaris. This is taking place as part of the 'Indie Games Track' at Conpulsion, a gaming con in Edinburgh. I…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Joe Murphy (Broin), Ben Lehman.

3/22/2006 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] Weird Initial Reactions
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18991.0]In this thread[/url], Ron entioned that some people had weird, off-putting reactions to Sorcerer based on the game's aesthetics, or something.  I was wondering if Ron could elaborate on that,…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Eero Tuovinen, jburneko.

3/22/2006 Ron Edwards: [Fell] Awesome Sorcerer-esque comic
This is an unabashed fanboy post. "Fell," a comic written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Ben Templeton, is my hands-down favorite comic of my current buy-batch. It's published by…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins, James_Nostack, Paka, Eric J-D, Miskatonic, Mister Six, Lisa Padol.

3/22/2006 Web_Weaver: [Prince Valiant] Children as Narrators
The current thread "Young Children: Actual role-play, Actual Play?" has reminded me of my attempt to encourage my brother to roleplay with his friends, many years ago. I had bought…
In Actual Play
Participants: Web_Weaver, MatrixGamer, Noon, Ron Edwards.

3/22/2006 jburneko: [DitV] The Sleepwell Canyon Branch
Hello All, So here's a complete writeup for the first town my new Dogs group has been through. Town: The Sleepwell Canyon Branch Pride: Brother Derrick thinks his daughter, Sister…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Matt Kimball, Joshua BishopRoby, lumpley.

3/23/2006 PeterAdkison: [Origins 2006] Looking for indie rpgs to play
Since I run Gen Con I'm too busy to game there. So I go to Origins every year to actually play (and sometimes actually get to do just that!). I'm…
In Conventions
Participants: PeterAdkison, Michael S. Miller, Thunder_God, Clinton R. Nixon, inthisstyle.

3/23/2006 Ron Edwards: Rules for the First Thoughts forum
This forum is for working through early drafts and posing design questions about the fundamental concepts for new games. If you're starting a thread here, then it's very important for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ron Edwards, FinalFantasy7, Justin Berman, Steven Stewart, r_donato, Sovem, andrew_kenrick, Eric Schwenke, Paul T, Sydney Freedberg, Adam Dray, bookworm_85, castus nigh, David Artman, Greg 1, Eero Tuovinen, vilonious, Carnifex.

3/23/2006 Ron Edwards: Rules for the Playtesting forum
This is really just another Actual Play forum with a special eye toward design. For those of you interested in the ideas worked out here at the Forge over the…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Thunder_God, demiurgeastaroth.

3/23/2006 Ron Edwards: Rules for the Endeavor forum
Use this forum for two purposes. The first is as a discussion venue for any current RPG design projects, like the Iron Game Chef, 24-Hour Game Project, and the Game-Game…
In Endeavor
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Selene Tan, Walt Freitag, Czar Fnord, greyorm, BigElvis.

3/23/2006 Ron Edwards: Big forums change!
Hey everyone, As you can see, Clinton and I are messin' with the forums, as promised. Don't flip out. I'll be pumping existing threads from Indie Design (say, from the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, abzu, Kesher, Troy_Costisick, Arturo G., Joshua BishopRoby, Clinton R. Nixon, Marco.

3/23/2006 lightcastle: [HeroQuest] - Unfettered Space
This is my first post to Actual Play, so bear with me. What I'm actually playing isn't really HeroQuest, although I am using those rules. Instead, the world is vaguely…
In Actual Play
Participants: lightcastle, contracycle, soviet, Ian Cooper.

3/23/2006 Sarako: [Fall of Prometheus] Demigods, Karma, and Powers
Fall of Prometheus is a game about fallen gods trying to regain heaven, struggling along the way with conceptions of morality and mortality. I wrote earlier about <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19094.0">my first…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sarako, anders_larsen.

3/23/2006 clyde66: Submit your game articles here!
You can submit submit any kind of articles here www.submityourarticlesnow.com
In Connections
Participants: clyde66, Eero Tuovinen.

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