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3/30/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: Wikimedia Commons -- Free Art Motherlode
God damn do I love the wikifolk.  When the wikifolk finally buy out Google or the other way around, we will acheive the information apocalypse, I swear. I found the…
In Publishing
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Bryan Hansel, jerry, Nathan P., jasonm.

3/30/2006 Rustin: [Sorcerer] The Mangling
I finally managed to run and then promptly mangle this Sorcerer game .  I'm afraid I may have turned my regular group off to Indie RPGs entirely. Looking back now,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Rustin, jburneko, Paka, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, Eric J-D.

3/29/2006 Thunder_God: On Signature Length.
Is there any way to make the actual shown character string be 250 characters long, instead of what we put in the field? I'm asking due to the added length…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Thunder_God, Nathan P..

3/29/2006 rafial: Ability Advance Costs: comment
So the question came up in play last night as to whether the costs to increase abilities from the chart on page 18 from TSOY 2nd edition are simple or…
In CRN Games
Participants: rafial, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/29/2006 Ben Morgan: [Spookybeans] Very first Playtest EVAR
I just had the very first Spookybeans playtest ever on Sunday at I-Con, and I have to say I think it went swimmingly. First thoughts: I’m very happy to discover…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ben Morgan, Bryan Hansel.

3/29/2006 Arturo G.: [Hierarchy] Comments and errata for version 2 rules
Hi, Troy! I have been reading the rules again, very carefully this time. Thus, some questions and details have arisen. 1) Obsolete details in examples: 1.1) Spending honor: Masahoro spends…
In Endeavor
Participants: Arturo G., Troy_Costisick.

3/29/2006 Matthew Glover: Sci Fi Channel and Stan Lee: Who Wants To Be A Superhero?
Okay, so this isn't precisely about Capes. The SCI FI Channel, Nash Entertainment (Meet My Folks, For Love or Money, Who Wants to Marry My Dad?), and legendary comic-book…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, TonyLB, TheCzech, Sindyr, dunlaing, Czar Fnord.

3/29/2006 jasonm: Errors and errata
Hey all, I'd like to hear from those of you who have published about your experience with errors.  We've found six in The Roach so far, including two that could…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Thunder_God, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, jeremycoatney, abzu, Matt, Czar Fnord.

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.

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 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 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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 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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3/30/2006 agony: Campaign Length?
It's been stated Dogs works best lasting between 6-10 sessions.  Quite simply, how long have your campaigns lasted?  Why/how they ended would be nice as well.
In lumpley games
Participants: agony, Vaxalon.

3/30/2006 dunlaing: Dogs actual play
So, we're playing Dogs and my character, Br. Samson, is being fawned over by a hot young Mountain Person woman. I initiated a conflict with the Stakes that I would…
In lumpley games
Participants: dunlaing, Vaxalon, Ben Lehman, Supplanter, Brian Newman, Brand_Robins, lumpley, Paka, TheHappyAnarchist, neelk.

3/30/2006 Zathreyel: [Criminal Element] Reintroducing and Power 19, followed by questions
Some of you may remember a small little game from way back in the day called Criminal Element, created in the first batch of 24hour RPGs in 2003.  For those…
In Endeavor
Participants: Zathreyel, Ron Edwards, Graham Walmsley.

3/30/2006 matthijs: Interview with the Sorcerer
I wasn't quite sure where to post this, but it's a link to an interview I did with Ron a while ago for the Norwegian fanzine "Imagonem". Imagonem has been…
In Adept Press
Participants: matthijs, Yokiboy, Ron Edwards, pfischer, Thunder_God, Calithena.

3/30/2006 Eric J-D: Mythic RPG--Preliminary Thoughts
Hi everyone, After many failed attempts to talk myself out of it, I have decided to take the first tentative steps towards designing my own game.  Ron, if you read…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Eric J-D, anders_larsen, Shreyas Sampat, Czar Fnord, contracycle.

3/30/2006 Shreyas Sampat: [Snow From Korea] Endgame Dissatisfaction
[i]One year ago, his wife said to Ichigo no Kiriyama, "It is hot. Bring me snow from Korea to cool my brow." Ichigo went to Korea and brought back Snow,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Shreyas Sampat, dindenver, Danny_K, TonyLB, Thunder_God.

3/30/2006 Matthew Glover: One Exemplar with multiple Exemplar relationships
At first my question was "Can you have a single Exemplar character with multiple Exemplar relationships to another single character?" Illustrative example: I create Max Millions and convince my buddy…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, TonyLB, Tuxboy.

3/30/2006 Chris Gardiner: [Trollbabe] VoIP Play Session 4
Previous write-ups:- Session 1: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19034.0 Session 2: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19075.0 Session 3: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19168.0 This session went much better than the last one - I think it was everyone's favourite so far. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris Gardiner, Ron Edwards.

3/30/2006 Supplanter: "Help" Help
There was one aspect of the Helping Die rules our group found ambiguous in the text. I'd appreciate being straightened out on it. If I help another Dog with a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Supplanter, dunlaing, Brand_Robins, cdr.

3/30/2006 Hans: Semantics on goals...important?
From the "Critique my exemplar" thread: Goal: Prevent Jerry from doing superhero stuff.  However, this is a weak goal because while it's in play…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, Matthew Glover, Vaxalon, Sindyr, Adam Biltcliffe, drnuncheon, TonyLB, Gaerik.

3/30/2006 monsterboy: Gideon Game for your perusal (and Hello)
Hi, all. Been lurking here for awhile, learning the glossary, and I've decided to jump right in. I've been thinking about this for a few days, and now have a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: monsterboy, neko ewen, TonyLB, Bryan Hansel.

3/30/2006 Tog: [Donjon] Provisions get used up?
Hey, just downloaded Donjon last night and read it through this morning... looks like a seriously cool game (being the 25+ year gamer I am... ;)) (and may I say…
In CRN Games
Participants: Tog, coffeestain.

3/30/2006 Madkitten: [Adventure] looking for feedback
Hello A friend and me where reading through some adventures that we had acquired some years ago (about 10 years or so), and came to the satisfying conclusion that they…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Madkitten, MatrixGamer.

3/31/2006 Nev the Deranged: Dave's Sorcerer quickref project rides again.
Hokay, so, a friend of mine just picked up the whole Sorcerer suite, and I figured now might be a good time to update my quick reference guide before passing…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, pfischer, cmnash.

3/31/2006 greyorm: [ORX] Creating Demo Scenarios
For a long time, I have wanted to create a demo scenario I (or more likely others) could whip off for convention play, and that could serve as little introductions…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm, Thunder_God, Mike Holmes.

3/31/2006 Nathan P.: [Carry] I-CON Game
Played Carry at I-CON with Dro, Thor and Mayuran. They called my game B&B (broken and boring), and I wept bitter tears. Seriously though, I couldn't ask for three more…
In Playtesting
Participants: Nathan P., mtiru.

3/31/2006 Tommi Brander: First (real) character burning
With only one player. The character concept started as elven merchant. Citadel born, wanderer, lead to wilds, gatherer and chandler. Are there no elven merchants in the citadel? Beliefs were…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Tommi Brander, Paka.

3/31/2006 1of3: Still unnamed fantasy game
Hi. I've been working on another game and by now I'm convinced, that this time I will finish it. (I know this must sound outright stupid...) Well, my idea was…
In First Thoughts
Participants: 1of3, MatrixGamer, monsterboy.

3/31/2006 mobuttu: [ORN RPG] Skills Insights
Hi, first time poster. First of all, I'd like to apologize for my bad English, since it isn't my mother language. I'll try to do my best. I'm currently trying…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mobuttu, Thunder_God, anders_larsen.

3/31/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [Conflict: Eridani] Colony Creation
Lo, All!  I'm trying to pare down a wicked keen world into something useful for an RPG.  Help me sort out what's cool and my own and what's just filching…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, Thunder_God, Miskatonic.

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