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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 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 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 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 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: 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 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.

3/27/2006 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.

3/27/2006 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 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 Mike Holmes: Asymetrical Conflicts
There's been a principle that I've wanted to discuss for a while, and what with the buzzword Asymetrical Concflict being thrown about on the news a lot of late, I…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, lightcastle, simon_hibbs.

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.

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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.

3/29/2006 pxib: (Supervillains) Night tells a lie and hires the boys.
The group had wanted to play a superhero game for ages, but every time we tried the systems left us cold, and the potenital to be "heroic" in a systems…
In Actual Play
Participants: pxib, dunlaing.

3/29/2006 John Harper: [TSOY] Freebooters
[b]TSOY: Freebooters[/b] I just ran a one-shot (sort of playtest) for a TSOY-engine-driven thing I'm calling [b]Freebooters[/b]. Freebooters is set in the same "gaslight, magic, flintlocks, and steel" world as…
In Actual Play
Participants: John Harper, Anders, jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, rafial, Andrew Craig, khelek, Chris Gardiner, philaros.

3/29/2006 klausok: "Yes, and ..."
The thing that I find really great about With Great Power (having read but not played it yet) is how it handles play balance. No fiddling with the cost of…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: klausok, Michael S. Miller.

3/29/2006 Ben Lehman: [Anima Hunters] Combat Test Document
I wrote up a combat test document for Anima Hunters, on the request of John Harper, so he could bring it Forge Midwest.  It's three pages of basic combat rules…
In Connections
Participants: Ben Lehman.

3/29/2006 jasonm: Welcome and ground rules
Welcome to the Bully Pulpit Games forum here at the Forge!  We're extremely pleased to be here, and hope to offer a space for useful discussion and commentary about our…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

3/29/2006 jasonm: Roach Gameplay Questions
I got these excellent questions this morning.  If the author wants to be outed, he should reply here! 1) At the end of an Event do the cards that…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13, jburneko, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Hastings, Particle_Man.

3/29/2006 jasonm: Who Are We?
It occurs to me that I ought to introduce myself and the rest of the BPG staff. I'm Jason Morningstar, and my duties at this point include writing games and…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Paul Czege, Emily Care, madirishman.

3/29/2006 Warren: [CotG] Encouraging Narration in a Competitive Game
Hello all, Even though official judging hasn't finished yet, I know that I have a fairly broken system in my Game Chef '06 entry. It's Champions of the Gods, available…
In Endeavor
Participants: Warren, Thunder_God, Noon, JMendes, dindenver.

3/29/2006 TonyLB: Social Reinforcement in Capes
Over in the Linked Conflicts thread, You can certainly do things just to poke other players in the eye, but the last thing you want…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Vaxalon, Sindyr, jburneko, Hans, Glendower, TheCzech, Tuxboy, dunlaing, Thunder_God, drnuncheon.

3/29/2006 Glendower: [Capes Fantasy] Bane of Bones Resurrection
First off, big thanks to Gaerik's Actual play here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18355.0 If it wasn't for this piece, I wouldn't have even concieved of the perfect way to bribe my group into…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, TonyLB, Gaerik.

3/29/2006 Peter Nordstrand: Roaring Drunk
Hi there, If you resist the Roach, you cannot act on the Opportunity of the Card you drew for the current Event. Makes sense. He narrates…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, jasonm, Thunder_God, Ron Edwards, segedy.

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