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4/13/2006 Smithy: What software does the aspiring publisher need?
Flush with enthusiasm from Game Chef, I've decided it's time to gather the items I need to get my designs laid out and publishable in PDF or book form. That…
In Publishing
Participants: Smithy, dindenver, MatrixGamer, Joshua BishopRoby, Blankshield, c, talysman.

4/13/2006 Filip Luszczyk: Adversarial GM - incentives to win?
A thought occurred to me a few days ago, when I've been working out some new rules for my project. Basically, in my game GM has the following functions: -He…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, timfire, MatrixGamer, Noon, Thunder_God, Paul Strack, Kat Miller, Michael S. Miller, FlameLover.

4/13/2006 Christopher Kubasik: A Completely Inappropriate Post
Hello Ron -- and everyone who frequents these boards, I missed the Birthday Party -- which is terrible enough in itself -- but I actually had something to say, which…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Michael S. Miller, Paka.

4/13/2006 John Stephens: Bone onesheet
I posted here months ago looking for ideas about a game my daughter and I were playing using Lego minifigures. That game never developed a fixed form, but we have…
In Adept Press
Participants: John Stephens, Bret Gillan, Yokiboy, Paka.

4/13/2006 Liminaut: Chien Noir Actual Play
I am finally writing up up how the Chien Noir (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18552.0) game worked out, after an embarrassingly long time. In short, it played very well. Some background: the people that…
In lumpley games
Participants: Liminaut, TheHappyAnarchist, ffilz, oreso.

4/13/2006 Eric J-D: Compiling a Humanity Definition Database
Hi all, As a service to Sorcerer newcomers, I was thinking about trying to put together a list of all the definitions people have developed for Humanity in their Sorcerer…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Trevis Martin, Ben Lehman, Valamir, Dav.

4/13/2006 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] Curse of the Python God!
In addition to an on-line Sorcerer & Sword game, I've started a face-to-face S&S game, set in the same world of crumbling Atlantean empires and resentful barbarian tribes.  This is…
In Actual Play
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Jonathan Hastings, Paka.

4/13/2006 joshua neff: Capes Lite questions
Actually, I already PM'd Tony a question about Capes Lite, which he answered. But now I have another one, and it seems silly to keep PMing him when the answers…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: joshua neff, Zamiel, dunlaing, TonyLB.

4/12/2006 mratomek: [Monster Rules]: Duplication of Effort
Finally got a chance to play again the other night. We played another simple game, but hope to move on to more complex scenarios this weekend. Jake, my evil opponent,…
In Actual Play
Participants: mratomek.

4/12/2006 John Harper: Nine Worlds NPC tracker sheet
I may be running Nine Worlds soon, so I made myself an NPC tracker sheet. I figured you folks might find a use for it, too. http://www.onesevendesign.com/9w/9w_npcsheet.pdf (105KB) It has…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: John Harper, Matt Snyder.

4/12/2006 Alex Fradera: [Shab-Al-Hiri Roach] You are Chancellor, and on this Rock I'll build my wing
We had ourselves some roachplay Sunday. My net was cast wide but my player pool must be minnows as they wriggled through the holes. I ended up snaring a few…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alex Fradera, John A, jasonm, Sydney Freedberg, Adam Dray.

4/12/2006 Eric J-D: [A History of Violence] Sorcerer-esque Goodness
In much the same spirit as Ron's thread on Warren Ellis's Fell, this one is a bit of gushing about Cronenberg's latest film A History of Violence.  I'll admit up…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Old_Scratch.

4/12/2006 joepub: [Perfect -working title] Dystopic gaming, attributes as a hinderance.
I read 1984 and Brave New World and Fight Club not too long ago, and that got my kickstarted on brainstorming about RPing in a completely dystopic, controlled society. My…
In First Thoughts
Participants: joepub, Graham Walmsley, dindenver, Chad, oreso, TroyLovesRPG.

4/12/2006 Offray: Roleplaying, Free Software & Content and Libre Culture
Hi all, This is my first post here, so let me say thanks for this site and make a hoping not so long introduction. I have enjoyed a lot with…
In Publishing
Participants: Offray, Miskatonic, contracycle, Dev, jerry, Ben Lehman, talysman, guildofblades, axonrg, Julian.

4/12/2006 donbaloo: Ability (or lack there of) Checks and BDTP
Just want to clarify whether we were playing the system correctly.  It is acceptable to use an ability in which you are Unskilled (0), so long as its not an…
In CRN Games
Participants: donbaloo, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/12/2006 donbaloo: Scene framing and narrative authority.
This is an issue that I've split out of my AP here, as I thought maybe it would be more relevant as a TSoY specific question.  We're still trying to…
In CRN Games
Participants: donbaloo, Clinton R. Nixon, John Harper.

4/12/2006 donbaloo: Regarding Intent
Hi all, Chris here.  I've got a few questions regarding intent within TSoY after our first test drive of the game and some reading of various threads here. 1)  I…
In CRN Games
Participants: donbaloo, rafial.

4/12/2006 Chris Gardiner: [Trollbabe] VoIP play Session 5
A bit of a change of pace this session. It was a little slower, a little more talky, with quite a lot of conversation between Trollbabes and with NPCs. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Chris Gardiner, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

4/12/2006 Ben Lehman: [Bliss Stage] Playtesters Wanted
One of my front-burner games -- Bliss Stage: Love, Sex, and Giant Robots -- has just moved to a new stage of development.  The basic rules are completed, with a…
In Connections
Participants: Ben Lehman.

4/12/2006 Tommi Brander: A third thought
I have this idea of a game kicking around my head. Given that and half a year of free time, this is a good time for actually trying to design…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tommi Brander.

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4/13/2006 matthijs: "We're only doing what the Faith says!"
This pattern is occurring in several of my Dogs games. I'm running a loose campaign, with a pool of 7 players; when I want to run a game, I send…
In lumpley games
Participants: matthijs, Vaxalon, TonyLB, Glendower, Julian, Wolfen, greyorm, Liminaut, Ben Lehman, lumpley, ivan23, Adam Dray.

4/13/2006 Sindyr: Authentic TV season possible? How?
I have just read through the PDF, and have just received my hardcopy.  I need to read it at least another 3 to 5 times. That being said, one of…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Sindyr, jburneko, John Harper, joshua neff, Matt Wilson, spikexander.

4/13/2006 lesbianvampyre: Name for Company
I'm trying to think of a name for my comic book and role-playing game publishing company and I could use some help. Which sounds better Parallel Universe Press, Parallel Universe…
In Publishing
Participants: lesbianvampyre, Ron Edwards, cpeterso, Sydney Freedberg, guildofblades, Thunder_God, Czar Fnord, Dav, LloydBrown, Jake Richmond, Tully305, Zahtevnik.

4/13/2006 donbaloo: Mandatory or required Secrets
Are these secrets free or does the player pay advances for them like any others?
In CRN Games
Participants: donbaloo, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/13/2006 demiurgeastaroth: [Stranger Things] Playtest
Me and two other players (Jim & Helen, husband & wife team) got together to play Stranger Things a few weeks ago, and the other thread on this game provoked…
In Playtesting
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

4/13/2006 Thunder_God: [Slime Octopi and Coral] Design Direction; Is it Still an RPG?
So I've been thinking, all sorts of games are pushing the envelope, and keep pushing it. Some games seem like party games, some games resemble more of a way to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Thunder_God, Filip Luszczyk, Wade Lahoda, TroyLovesRPG.

4/14/2006 sean2099: [Divinity] What tools do you need in the 'toolkit?'
Hello everyone, I am working on an RPG where the players are Gods and Goddesses.  I am envisioning as a "design-focused" game.   One where the players have several possible settings…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sean2099, Graham Walmsley, Blankshield, Thunder_God, Tommi Brander, chris_moore, joepub.

4/14/2006 Rain West: greetings
Hello People! *waves* Anyway...I'm from a dead RolePlaying community, and am in desperate need of a new, living one. I am an experianced game designer, in need of members to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Rain West, Kesher, Ron Edwards.

4/14/2006 JeePee: What kind of dice...
Hello I Have a little question about Donjon. What kind of dice are used in this game? d20's ???
In CRN Games
Participants: JeePee, Zamiel, Michael S. Miller.

4/14/2006 Tommi Brander: Sim flags
So, my game is about shaping worlds. I hope it has clear ways of communicating player interest. The easier one is a trait. Every player selects one trait. The player's…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tommi Brander, Thunder_God, c, talysman, Ron Edwards, Dav.

4/14/2006 Nathan P.: [Carry] Last Call for Playtesters!
Hiya, As of very soon, the "public" playtesting of Carry will be over, and I'll be communicating solely with those who have already played and given me feedback. This means…
In Connections
Participants: Nathan P..

4/14/2006 Dev: [Sorceror Remix] Trying a single-die mechanic
I came up with an alternate mechanic for Sorceror the other day and posted about it at StoryGames; that evening I playtested it with a friend Henri, to great effect!…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dev, Ron Edwards.

4/14/2006 Dev: [Sorceror Remix] Damned Harvard! New Rules at the Old School
Henri and I got together to try out the alternate Sorceror mechanics I'd been playing with. We've both gamed together a lot, and I played in a previous Sorceror camapign…
In Playtesting
Participants: Dev, Ron Edwards.

4/14/2006 Sindyr: Capes session #2 this Sunday!
We have an upcoming (Sunday) Capes session #2 with 4 of the 5 people (I think) who were in the first one. This is how I may introduce the session.…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Matthew Glover, drnuncheon, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg.

4/14/2006 Matt-M-McElroy: No Brand Con (Wisconsin)
Hey folks, I'll be making my first appearance at an anime convention next weekend. No Brand Con in Eau Claire WI does have some gaming going on so we're in…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

4/14/2006 John Harper: [Nine Worlds] Forge Midwest
I finally got the chance to play Nine Worlds at Forge Midwest. Matt Snyder ran the session, with Paul Tevis, Paul Czege, Danielle, and myself as players. It was lots…
In Actual Play
Participants: John Harper, Matt Wilson.

4/15/2006 donbaloo: [TSoY] Second Attempt
Okay, same group as in my last AP post here, my wife Melani and a good friend, Paul.  We’re still trying to get the hang of conflict resolution and narrative…
In Actual Play
Participants: donbaloo, Gaerik, Noon, Artanis, demiurgeastaroth, rafial, John Harper, anders_larsen, Frank T, Thor Olavsrud, pedyo, epweissengruber.

4/15/2006 joepub: (Perfect -wt) Do you have the proper certifications to wear that waistcoat, sir?
I'm designing Perfect (working title), a game about oppression and dystopia set in the high society of Victorian England. For the first thoughts, check out: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19466.0 This conversation is splitting…
In First Thoughts
Participants: joepub, Chad, TroyLovesRPG, dindenver.

4/15/2006 sean2099: [Divinity] How do you list things that are similar in nature?
Hi everyone, I am working on my game, which I am sure most of here are probably working on one of their own;)  I am currently working on powers...I have…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sean2099, TroyLovesRPG, dindenver.

4/15/2006 epweissengruber: [Elfs] My Apartment Con & Elfs
I have run Slave Pits of the Undercity ret-conned for Donjon.  This weekend, for the IndieRPG Toronto group, I ran it for Elfs.  I was pleased with the level of…
In Adept Press
Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards, jaw6.

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