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3/27/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [Agora] Delicate Die Pools
Okay, so.  This game, right?  You've got dice pools of different die sizes (d4, d6, d8, d10).  (There is just way too much density of information that you can cram…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Danny_K, Shreyas Sampat, nikola.

3/27/2006 mratomek: [Monster Rules]: The Return of Bruce Lee
I hosted a game of Monster Rules that invovled a Bruce-Lee type character. A martial artist that relied primarily on his Agility to both hit and avoid being hit. He…
In Actual Play
Participants: mratomek, Ron Edwards.

3/27/2006 ocasta: Spiel 2006
I know it seems like a long way off (its only 7 months) but time goes so fast as I get older. I was wondering if there were any official…
In Conventions
Participants: ocasta, Matt, Eero Tuovinen.

3/27/2006 Joe Murphy (Broin): [Polaris] In an hour at a convention
Phew. THAT was marvellous. I had signed up to run two indie games at Conpulsion, a con in Edinburgh. The Shadow of Yesterday ran on Saturday, and Polaris was Sunday…
In Actual Play
Participants: Joe Murphy (Broin), Ben Lehman, Matt, Arturo G., Malcolm, catfink, netwomble.

3/27/2006 jrs: [City of Brass] No cannibalism yet
[i]Sunday: After many weeks without gaming together, we have not the stamina to reacquaint ourselves with our Polaris characters.  A brief inspection of a number of deserving games including a…
In Playtesting
Participants: jrs, Clinton R. Nixon, timfire, Ron Edwards.

3/27/2006 Eric Bennett: [Mythos] Revision posted.
Hey there folks. After two playtest sessions, I've brought Mythos into enough coherency that I am willing to subject it to the public eye. If you would like to read…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Eric Bennett, Thunder_God, Dead.

3/27/2006 Paka: 70's Marvel Horror via Satan & Night Watch over on RPG.net
[url=http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=253749"]Cursed by Satan![/url] [url=http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=253940"]Night Watch[/url] They both need some work and I'd appreciate any help folks would be willing to give.  Reckon it'd be best to do the work in…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka.

3/27/2006 btrc: Good & Evil?
I've got a gameworld in playtest at the moment with a modern horror theme (yes, another modern horror game). Anyway, the backdrop includes Good and Evil, with capital G and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: btrc, Bill_White, dindenver, Paul Strack, Thunder_God, JakeVanDam, Ben Lehman, Tommi Brander, MatrixGamer, c, Czar Fnord, Adam Dray, NN, TroyLovesRPG, Danny_K, Castlin, Emmett.

3/27/2006 preludetotheend: Reflections (idea stage)
I have been working with the idea close in nature to sliders the tv series in which people could travel from one alternate earth to another but with a couple…
In First Thoughts
Participants: preludetotheend, Thunder_God, MatrixGamer, TonyLB.

3/26/2006 Sindyr: Linked Conflicts?
If you have two conflicts that are semantically linked, must one be resolved before the other? For example, Alice, Brad, and Chad are playing capes. Alice is playing Supergirl and…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Tuxboy, Matthew Glover, TheCzech, Zamiel, drnuncheon, Hans, dunlaing, TonyLB.

3/26/2006 nikola: Ken Hollings Shocks the 20th century
A dude named Ken Hollings is making a series of podcasts called Welcome to Mars about the history of the 20th century through the eyes of science fiction. I've been…
In glyphpress
Participants: nikola.

3/26/2006 Sankido: Is the death spiral the big evil?
Hello I'm new to this forum. At least postingwise. I’m tinkering on a system that is loosely build around Harlequin Jones’ Hursagmu RPG. My system uses basically two different mechanics:…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sankido, Julian, dindenver, Shreyas Sampat, charles.

3/26/2006 Tony Irwin: 2nd edition
Hi folks, Any news on a second edition? Thanks, Tony
In Universalis
Participants: Tony Irwin, Valamir, Thunder_God, komradebob, kayl.

3/26/2006 Matthew Glover: Critique my Exemplar!
The part of the Capes manual that I'd most like to see elaborated about is Exemplars.  I know that there are no plans for Capes II: Superhero Boogaloo, though, so…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, Sindyr, Hans, Tuxboy, drnuncheon, TonyLB, Ville Vicious, Zamiel.

3/25/2006 Mark Unknown: Trying to work out my Homebrew Rules (Long)
Hi all, I'm new to the Forge & hope I'm not starting in the wrong spot.  I've recently began to push myself to My Own House System.  I prefer lighter…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Mark Unknown, Thunder_God, Eero Tuovinen.

3/25/2006 Sindyr: Please critique my first Capes character
Having found someone who is willing to play Capes, I know only have to find one or two more.  Since that should be doable, I am getting ready. Here is…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Eero Tuovinen, Matthew Glover, Tuxboy, ubergeek2012, Glendower, TonyLB, Gaerik.

3/25/2006 Victor Gijsbers: Bacchanal review at RPG.net
I am proud to present to you: review of Bacchanal.
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Victor Gijsbers, ejh.

3/25/2006 Ben Lehman: [Anima Hunters] Playtesting with Rich
Hrm.  I don't have a lot of questions for this post, it's mostly just a chance for me to make some notes for my own consumption. Whilst waiting for our…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ben Lehman, Filip Luszczyk.

3/25/2006 Pyromancer: [The Mountain Witch] Rules Question
Hello! I'm going to run tMW next week, but I'm still not sure about a few rules. For example, if two ronin are confronted with two monsters, each of them…
In Actual Play
Participants: Pyromancer, Eero Tuovinen, Willow.

3/25/2006 Elishar: The Beast Within: Preliminary Design
Ok, I've taken in all the feedback I think everyone can offer me on my Superheroes game and I've made some serious changes.  My game is no longer called Superheroes…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Elishar, Thunder_God, anders_larsen, dindenver.

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3/27/2006 ffilz: [Burning Wheel] stuck with new campaign
4 weeks ago, I decided that things weren't looking good for my Cold Iron campaign, and suggested to the players we try something else. I pitched several games including Dogs…
In Actual Play
Participants: ffilz, Ron Edwards, Keith Senkowski, Thor Olavsrud, mtiru, Jasper the Mimbo, cmnash, drozdal.

3/27/2006 anders_larsen: [Monster Hunters] Cracks, Beliefs and other thing I need feedback on
The former thread for this game is here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18878.0 But you don't have to read that thread. I will be explaining the game here, and the game has changed a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: anders_larsen, Bailywolf.

3/27/2006 lee-anne: Key Loss
Can anyone suggest a general buyout condition for this key? Key of Grief Your character has lost someone or something precious. Gain 1XP every time something reminds you of the…
In CRN Games
Participants: lee-anne, rafial, JMendes, Twobirds.

3/28/2006 kaikatsu: Air Combat and Driving Mechanics
Hey all. Does anyone know where some good mechanics are for air/air or vehicle combat?  I have a fairly fleshed out system.  I can post details if people want, but…
In First Thoughts
Participants: kaikatsu, Shreyas Sampat, FlameLover, nikola, Czar Fnord, MatrixGamer.

3/28/2006 SWORDPLAY: LARP Documentary!!
Hi everyone! My name is Eric Power. I recently finished a feature length documentary on Amtgard (a Live Action Role Playing Game) called SWORDPLAY and wanted to spread the word.…
In Connections
Participants: SWORDPLAY.

3/28/2006 Dumirik: Abusive Relationship Mechanics
I've had this game idea kicking about in the back of my head for quite some time now (the core concept is actually salvaged from my very first design attempt…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dumirik, Nathan P., Arturo G., MatrixGamer.

3/28/2006 SWORDPLAY: an open letter
Hello everyone, I recently posted a thread talking about a documentary I made on a LARP.  I don't want to give the false impression that I am merely trying to…
In Connections
Participants: SWORDPLAY.

3/28/2006 Willow: [Mountain Witch] Session Two: Four Ronin, Five Ghosts
Session one is here:  http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19194.0 Everyone came back for a second helping of samurai melodrama. The second chapter opened up with the following requirements: *Everyone uses an ability that has…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willow.

3/28/2006 Zamiel: Snakes on a Plane: the Superheroic Version
If it's good enough for Chad Underoffler (http://community.livejournal.com/tandj_asmp/22750.html), it's good enough for me (http://zamiel.livejournal.com/1016149.html).
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Zamiel, Vaxalon, Miskatonic.

3/28/2006 rgrassi: [Levity 2.0]: Universal RPG System 1d6
I've just released the italian version of this system designed with newbies and kids in mind. I've made an english version but it will need editing and reviewing from some…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rgrassi, Eric Bennett, operator23, bazzalisk, Bryan Hansel, Tommi Brander.

3/28/2006 Malcolm: [Conpulsion, Edinburgh] Indie Games Track post-con review
This was the first year that the Indie Games Track was running at the Conpulsion convention in Edinburgh and, overall, I would say it was an unqualified success. Prior to…
In Conventions
Participants: Malcolm, Matt, Joe Murphy (Broin), Dantai, Jonny Nexus.

3/28/2006 Vaxalon: Jedi - Space conflicts
Okay, so let's say that a conflict is being played out in space. How does escalation go? "Just Talking" is easy, that's conversation and confrontation over communicators.  No big deal.…
In lumpley games
Participants: Vaxalon, Mark D. Eddy, dunlaing, Sydney Freedberg.

3/28/2006 Doc Blue: Capes Crisis!
Like any other DC comics addict, I've been reading (investing my children's education fund into) Infinite Crisis and One Year Later. So last night, I was pondering how to run…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Doc Blue, Vaxalon, Sindyr, Zamiel, Ben Lehman, Hans, TheCzech, TonyLB.

3/28/2006 TonyLB: Death Stakes
At I-Con, Luke, Dro, Mayuran, Nathan and Thor made a game, while watching a terrible movie.  I listened, and remembered.  Here it is.  You should totally play it, and tell…
In Playtesting
Participants: TonyLB, Ben Morgan, Nathan P., drozdal, Arturo G., abzu, Bankuei, Noon, mtiru, Thunder_God, Ron Edwards, BigJackBrass.

3/28/2006 Bailywolf: [Threshold] Basic mechanical refinements (d10 roll under but high as possible)
  I have made some basic mechanical refinements to the game detailed in this earlier thread. Basic recap- Threshold (or rather On the Threshold is my modern magicians game dealing…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bailywolf, anders_larsen, Spooky Fanboy, Danny_K, dindenver.

3/28/2006 Eric J-D: [Sorcerer] Musings on Humanity
So I was rereading The Sorcerer's Soul the other night and thinking generally about the importance of defining Humanity in the game when it occurred to me that perhaps I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, cmnash, Plotin.

3/28/2006 Shawn De Arment: Northern Virginia Gathering – April 8th
There is a gathering at my home in Chantilly VA on Saturday April 8th. The schedule is as follows: 1-2 PM Social hour (Meet, greet, and game speak) 2-4 PM…
In Conventions
Participants: Shawn De Arment.

3/29/2006 sirogit: Wiki-based mythic gaming
Here's the idea: Influenced by Heroquest, The Shadow of Yesterday, Exalted and Nine Worlds. Mythic fantasy rpg, with a very strong focus on both creating legendary exploits and emulating the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sirogit, Graham Walmsley, TonyLB, Thunder_God.

3/29/2006 Brian_W: [Channeling] Aquiring, holding, using and losing power
Channeling is a game about a group of people who are among the small group of mortals who can gather and harness power. Not in the sense of political or…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Brian_W, billvolk.

3/29/2006 Melinglor: [Middle Earth] choice of system
OK, I'm not sure exactly where I should post this, but I picked AP because my questions are at least about preparing to play. So I've been wanting to run…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, Nathan P., Rob Carriere, Ron Edwards, Jasper the Mimbo, Lamorak33, khelek, Silmenume, Blake Hutchins, madviking, Durgil.

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