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4/26/2006 JMendes: Free narration: whose character is it anyway?
Hi, :) So, here's us playing Capes for the second time, and another couple of questions popped up, the main one being, if I choose to play a character, is…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: JMendes, Zamiel, ricmadeira, Hans, drnuncheon, TheCzech, Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB.

4/26/2006 Hans: Capes F.A.Q.
I was sitting around a few days ago, saying to myself.."you know, Capes really needs an FAQ, why doesn't it have one."  And then it occurred to me, "The reason…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, TonyLB.

4/26/2006 scorpio rising: [Sorcerer] Rules questions: Total Victory
Hello!  I haven't posted on the Forge much previously, but I've recently reaquired my Sorcerer books and I'm hoping to run an &Sword game in the near-ish future.  In re-reading…
In Adept Press
Participants: scorpio rising, Plotin, Ron Edwards, The_Tim, greyorm, Eero Tuovinen, jburneko.

4/26/2006 monsterboy: [Gideon] Power 19 (and a setting question)
The Power 19 is here: http://mysite.verizon.net/erin.miner/GideonPower19.doc My setting question is: I wanted the whole fire & brimstone preacher thing, but didn't feel I could do Christianity properly, not being familiar…
In First Thoughts
Participants: monsterboy, Troy_Costisick, J Tolson.

4/25/2006 Sindyr: Splitting question
Will reply to the brouhaha one the other stuff later... (only so much time for explaining things, after all, I am not getting paid to do this...) but for now,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, Zamiel.

4/25/2006 Valamir: New Supplement: Capes: The Internet Forum RPG
Seriously, check out This Thread and This Thread. Imagine the first posts of each as first Tony then Sindyr throwing down a Goal Conflict of "Prove my Point about X".…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Valamir, TonyLB, Zamiel.

4/25/2006 tonyd: [Magicians of England] Playtesters wanted
Under Queen Victoria, England presides over an empire that spans the globe. Astronomers are discovering new worlds, the railway connects the corners of the British Isles, exotic goods from every…
In Connections
Participants: tonyd.

4/25/2006 TheHappyAnarchist: Preparing for Actual Banthas Play!!! Last minute advice time!
Previous threads. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18977.0 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=13410.0 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=14311.0 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16956.0 Okay, lemme get crackin and give you the rundown. Basic premise.  My players aren't buyin the mormon gunslinger premise just yet, but the rules…
In lumpley games
Participants: TheHappyAnarchist, Vaxalon, Lagnath, dunlaing, Andrew Barton, Brendan.

4/25/2006 Matt: [Covenant]Easy situation and less prep
This is a followup to my earlier topic where I wrote about how the game had been in an endless tweak stage and how I was getting out the rut…
In Playtesting
Participants: Matt, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby.

4/25/2006 Bret Gillan: [Charnel Gods] The Irthan Epoch
I've moved to a new city, into a new apartment, paid for with money from my new job. College is over, and I feel like I'm stepping into life as…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bret Gillan, Valamir, Paka, Eric J-D.

4/25/2006 Sindyr: Capes play and judgementalism in general
OK, I think I have found a clearer, more analytical way to express the problem here. There are several questions one could ask vis-à-vis Capes, such as: 1. What are…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Tuxboy, greyorm, TonyLB, drnuncheon, Gaerik, joshua neff, dunlaing, TheCzech.

4/25/2006 jasonm: [TSOY] Character effectiveness decreasing
In our TSOY game last week my PC got in a conflict, brought down the pain, and as a result of his opponents intention can now "never wield a sword…
In CRN Games
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, r_donato, joshua neff, Gaerik, Twobirds, segedy.

4/25/2006 arthurtuxedo: Tensided Roleplaying System seeks 3 playtesters
Hello, I am the designer of the Tensided Roleplaying System, a class-less, level-less ruleset that seeks to find the elusive balance between realism and ease of use. Tensided, in one…
In Connections
Participants: arthurtuxedo.

4/25/2006 sean2099: [Divinity] "Seeds of Play" idea
Hi all, While waiting on playtesters, I had an idea for a free PDF for my game Divinity. Without going into too much detail and making this thread even longer....…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sean2099.

4/24/2006 Vaxalon: What makes an extended contest fun and interesting?
First, read these two posts: http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=601&page=1#Item_8 In my highly limited experience with extended contests in HQ, they have seemed fairly unnecessary. When do they work?
In HeroQuest
Participants: Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, mneme, Valamir, Ian Cooper, Web_Weaver, Der_Renegat.

4/24/2006 Old_Scratch: Some Sorcerer Setting pdfs
[url=http://When Reason Sleeps...]When Reason Sleeps...[/url] The first one was partially developed in this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=12191.0 The second one: http://home.earthlink.net/~glepper/SinEaters.pdf ...was first developed here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=13816.0 My group has gotten together to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Old_Scratch, matthijs, xeperi, Eric J-D.

4/24/2006 ocasta: [Dust Devils] Sub-genres
In preparation for running my first Dust Devils I read Ron's review here on the Forge. One of the things that Ron mentions is that everyone should agree on which…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: ocasta, Matt Snyder.

4/24/2006 gaelyn: First post and new game
This is the first post anywhere public I am making about an RPG that I am designing.  It's a series of core games with rules for universal possibilities.  Current title…
In First Thoughts
Participants: gaelyn, MatrixGamer, anders_larsen.

4/24/2006 Belinda K.: [TSoY] - The Shadow of D&D
Warrgh, the computer ate the latest draft of my 'Shadow of Exalted' conversion document. More on that later. But - I've also finished a quick D&D conversion, over here: http://random.average-bear.com/TSOY/TheShadowOfDungeonsAndDragons…
In CRN Games
Participants: Belinda K., Clinton R. Nixon, Paka.

4/24/2006 JMendes: Mechanics Questions and Tactics Question
Hey, all, :) Finally got to play Capes for the first time, and I must say, I enjoyed it immensely, but I came away from the table with a bunch…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: JMendes, drnuncheon, Hans, TonyLB, Sindyr, Zamiel, Matthew Glover.

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4/26/2006 Matthew Glover: Staking Is Limited By Drive Strength
[quote author=Sindyr link=topic=19529.msg205704#msg205704 date=1145979063] Well, the most he is likely to stake is 3 debt, because each player can only stake debt from one drive, and only as much debt…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, Zamiel.

4/26/2006 JMendes: Adversity: What's in a scene?
Hey, all, :) So, here's my second question about our second session of Capes. I could have put this in with the other one, but I feel these are both…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: JMendes, Zamiel, ricmadeira, Hans, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg.

4/26/2006 Hans: Amount of Debt from a drive?
[quote author=Matthew Glover link=topic=19529.msg205846#msg205846 date=1146027804] I'm 99% sure that this is incorrect.  You can only stake debt from one drive, yes.  However you can stake as much from that drive…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, Matthew Glover, Kai_lord, TonyLB.

4/26/2006 jrs: Happy World IP Day
April 26th is World Intellectual Property Day.  Julie
In Publishing
Participants: jrs.

4/26/2006 Doc Blue: With Great Power - Online?
Has anyone run WGP online (I'm thinking Forum based, or play-by-email)?  Or does anyone have any thoughts around that?  I've got a hankering to try WGP, but my schedule won't…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Doc Blue, chris_moore, Michael S. Miller, Brand_Robins, Kai_lord.

4/26/2006 Hans: Capes at GenCon, Friday night!
This is an open call to everyone who will be at GenCon who wants Capes action. Ok, I'm looking through the events at GenCon and I realize I am the…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, TonyLB, Gaerik, TheCzech, Tuxboy.

4/26/2006 coffeestain: My Life with Master Soundtrack?
Because every game needs a soundtrack. Regards, Daniel
In Half Meme Press
Participants: coffeestain, Paul Czege, markus_cz.

4/26/2006 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] GM Abilities
Okay, I've got a general concept that I'm quite happy with, and then the details ... yuck.  Need better details. General concept:  A character sheet is not a character.  Abilities…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Ben Lehman.

4/26/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [Agora] Providing Structure
Agora is currently in playtest and you can download the full playtest document if you like. Short Version: Each player controls a character who leads a community of individuals that…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, dindenver, Dev.

4/26/2006 xenopulse: [Purgatory] Silent Hill Knock-off
Purgatory: Psychological Survival Horror After watching the Silent Hill movie, I yearn for a game based on Silent Hill 2 (that’s right, the second and vastly superior installment in the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: xenopulse, sean2099, jburneko.

4/26/2006 Thunder_God: A Small Suggestion.
This is meta-playtest discussion, but since it keeps coming up, I'll note it. Add Page Numbering to your file. Possibly, also add a Table of Contents. You want playtesters to…
In Playtesting
Participants: Thunder_God.

4/27/2006 Zach: Indie Efforts at JenCon 16 (May 4-6, IA)... Stymied?
Hello good sirs and ladies: I will be demoing some of my games at a small convention located between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. International Cooking Challenge, The Ballad of…
In Conventions
Participants: Zach.

4/27/2006 Damon C Bradshaw: [The Age of Thirteen] Some conceptualization
Greetings Forge, Been sitting on this idea for a while, but feel compelled to finally start putting some time and energy into it. The Age of Thirteen Concept Players are…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Damon C Bradshaw, TonyLB, sean2099, c.

4/27/2006 John Kirk: [Gnostigmata] Using RPG Design Patterns
In my recent call for playtesters, Paul Czege asked me how I went about designing Gnostigmata: Hey John, I started writing the game as an…
In First Thoughts
Participants: John Kirk, Bryan Hansel, r_donato.

4/27/2006 Vibilo: [Dreamers - WT] Initial Thoughts
Well the idea for this game popped into my head while I was at work today so I jotted it down. The idea for this game probably has influences from…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vibilo, Thunder_God, davidberg, c.

4/27/2006 wgrzanic: Low-prep D&D with kickers, flags, conflict webs, and no-death
Hi all, This is my first post here, so apologies in advance if I break any rules, written or otherwise.  Just let me know. A couple of weeks ago (yes,…
In Actual Play
Participants: wgrzanic, Ben Lehman, TonyLB, Bankuei, donbaloo, Matthew Glover, BrendanC, Warren, John Harper, Alan, soviet.

4/27/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Creating my first characters
Hi, all, I just created a couple of characters to test my understanding of the TSoY system. I have several questions. 1) During chargen, you are given 5 advances. Are…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, Twobirds, IMAGinES.

4/27/2006 LateNite: [LateNite Publishing] Hi! Just arrived!
This is my first post, so I'll go ahead and say "Hello" to everyone. Now, the LateNite Publishing website is located at http://latenite.hostmatrix.org . And, I'll explain a little bit…
In First Thoughts
Participants: LateNite, joepub.

4/27/2006 baron samedi: [Chroniques d'Erdor]
Hi everyone, I’m new at the Forge, but I took the time to familiarize myself with the tripartite model used here. 1. PERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS For politeness, let me first introduce…
In First Thoughts
Participants: baron samedi, Paul Czege.

4/27/2006 a_verheaghe: Fighting Demons
I just ordered the PDF version and while I wait for e-mail notification my mind is running rampant. I notice from going over previous posts that demons are non-corporeal and…
In lumpley games
Participants: a_verheaghe, Vaxalon, jburneko, lumpley.

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