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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 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 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 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 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 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.

3/30/2006 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.

3/30/2006 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Sindyr: Capes game scheduled!!
I have been able to beseech and cajole 2 other folks into giving it a shot, Saturday the 8th at noon at a local gaming store! Looking forward to it!…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, Tuxboy, Sydney Freedberg, Gaerik, Adam Biltcliffe, Glendower, drnuncheon, Matthew Glover, Animation, TheCzech, Hans.

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3/31/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [Conflict: Eridani] Squad and Squadleader Creation.
SO.  Conflict: Edriani is a roleplaying wargame.  You play a mixture of the Bab 5 psi corps and the Starship Troopers mobile infantry in a space fantasy, trying to retake…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, Sydney Freedberg, Danny_K.

3/31/2006 Sindyr: Freeform characters and Styles
From another thread, broken out into its own: Are there any rules about how many and which Styles must be powered when generating a character by hand?  Can I have…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, drnuncheon, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg.

3/31/2006 TonyLB: Gina Tonic and the @%$^ed up Pancakes
So I've had a lot of exposure to children's books recently.  I love the motifs, the recurring structure.  I think you could make a cool game that played like a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TonyLB, Thunder_God, Sydney Freedberg, monsterboy, Miskatonic, Noon, Ben Lehman.

3/31/2006 Jinx: [Crucible] Tournament Fighting! Help with Advancement?
Hello, all.  Much as I know I should be finishing up Echoes (my current project), another one has sorta taken hold of me.  I'm calling it Crucible for now, which…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jinx, neko ewen, robotsunshine.

4/1/2006 robotsunshine: [Chimera] Problems with conflict.
I've been looking at Clyde L. Rhoer's game Outside, http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19187.0 about kids using their imaginations as a form of power, and creating alternate worlds with them, and it made me…
In First Thoughts
Participants: robotsunshine, Paul Strack, Thunder_God, c.

4/1/2006 cdr: [DitV] Character Gen 1-page summary
I wanted a one-page summary of character generation as a handout for intro games of DitV and I've seen a few floating around in hardcopy, but those wheels weren't exactly…
In lumpley games
Participants: cdr, caramida.

4/1/2006 Jonas Karlsson: [GothCon, Sweden] The Indie Room, with Forge games
Hello all, The Easter weekend (14th to 16th of April) I'm arranging an event called the Indie Room at Sweden's largest gaming convention GothCon. With me I have seven great…
In Conventions
Participants: Jonas Karlsson, Peter Nordstrand, Anders.

4/1/2006 oreso: [Dogs] Notes for 3 Alternate Settings
Some notes for alternate settings that I'm thinking of that I didnt find in the stickied list. DitV is currently in the post, so I dont actually know anything at…
In lumpley games
Participants: oreso, Everspinner, cpeterso, ffilz.

4/1/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [Conflict: Eridani] Power 19, First Version.
Here goes something. 1) What is your game about? War!  Specifically, the war between Sol (yay!) and Draconis (boo!) for the Eridani colonies. 2) What do the characters do? Try…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, Troy_Costisick, TonyLB, Thunder_God.

4/1/2006 Sindyr: Are abilities *always* available for use?
Are there any circumstances where, for example, the player has a character with a level 5 power that he has not yet used that page but for some reason he…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Vaxalon, TonyLB, Gaerik, Hans, Matthew Glover, Glendower, drnuncheon, Tuxboy.

4/1/2006 FlameLover: DM vs. Players
I thought i'd posted this before, but I searched for it and found nothing. So sorry if I posted this earlier ;) I've been hanging around these boards for a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: FlameLover, sirogit, Noon, JMendes, Thunder_God.

4/2/2006 soviet: Advancement Revisited
After reading the recent(ish) thread on HP reward systems I've been thinking a lot about advancement in HQ. In general I like the system presented in the book. Many players…
In HeroQuest
Participants: soviet, Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, lightcastle.

4/2/2006 Nathan P.: [Meetup Proposal] DeisCon, April 15-16 or 22-23
So I have an idea that I wanna float, and see if it would interest anyone. I have a big hunk o' break over Passover in which I will be…
In Conventions
Participants: Nathan P..

4/2/2006 Ron Edwards: Drills
Hello, A couple of months ago, through a few discussions with Julie (jrs) and Tim (timfire), we developed the notion that Forge-ish activities might include ... drills. Like repetitive punching…
In Endeavor
Participants: Ron Edwards, TonyLB, jasonm, Keith Senkowski, Peter Nordstrand, timfire, JMendes, Joshua BishopRoby, Troy_Costisick, Thunder_God, Justin D. Jacobson, Czar Fnord, Eero Tuovinen, chris_moore, majcher.

4/2/2006 Yaksha: [srenken] To ditch or not to ditch? That is the question...
Hi all, http://www.geocities.com/rubboferraro/srenken_b01.pdf I wrote this little game a while ago now, then just dropped it and forgot about it. As it stands I don’t think it is anything great…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Yaksha, dindenver, anders_larsen, Bryan Hansel.

4/2/2006 JMendes: [Drill] No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!
Hi, all, :) I thought I'd ((try to) be the first to) take up Ron's suggestion that we develop role-playing drills. I present to you: I Expect You To Die!…
In Endeavor
Participants: JMendes, TonyLB.

4/2/2006 Sindyr: Quick Variant Idea: Inspiration combining
Would this be a bad(tm) idea, to have some way to combine smaller inspirations to make bigger ones? Perhaps using the following method - combining two inspirations yields one higher…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, dunlaing, Matthew Glover, Zamiel, TheCzech.

4/2/2006 Paul Strack: [With Great Power...] Endgame MiniCon, April 1
I ran my third game of WGP at EndGame's in-store Mini-Con in Oakland CA. It was the first time I ran the game where I actually finished the story. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul Strack, Michael S. Miller, John Kim, Thor Olavsrud.

4/3/2006 Paul Strack: Story-Weaver: A "pure" narrativist game?
Story-Weaver: A "pure" narrativist game? Hi folks, I have been posting here and there for about 2 months on these forums, but this is my first serious offering in terms…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Paul Strack, Graham Walmsley, MatrixGamer, Ron Edwards.

4/3/2006 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] How do you reward bad timing?
You know the story:  Boy meets girl.  Boy loves girl.  Girl loves boy. Monday:  Boy tries to tell girl he loves her ... but earlier that day girl heard a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TonyLB, c, Paul Strack, Ben Lehman, Joshua BishopRoby, Valamir, Thunder_God.

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