Previous Topics 5/4/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Troublesome first session Hello, folks,
I'm pretty new to the Forge, so if I make a faux-pas, please let me know. I'm here to describe my first attempt at running TSoY. It fell… In Actual Play Participants: r_donato, Valamir, Glendower, rafial, sirogit, Paka, donbaloo.
5/4/2006 Bret Gillan: Gods - A Capes Hack For a long time I've wanted to create a game about world-building, and struggles between competing deities for control over events and creations. I've batted around quite a few ideas… In Muse of Fire Games Participants: Bret Gillan, Vaxalon, TonyLB, Gaerik, Hans, cpeterso, Zamiel, Paka, dunlaing, Kai_lord, TheCzech, Sindyr, nicolasfueyo.
5/4/2006 Will_Whatley: findplay down Hey Clinton,
Findplay won't work for me. I tried using the following 2 browsers. The error information follows version information.
Firefox
v1.0.7
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.12)… In CRN Games Participants: Will_Whatley, Clinton R. Nixon.
5/4/2006 khelek: [DitV] Temperance and Accountability [DitV] Temperance and Accountability
Executive Summary: A long post, more about our personal discovery of Conflict Resolution during DitV play, than the story that played out.
This is the Actual… In Actual Play Participants: khelek, lumpley.
5/4/2006 Bailywolf: [Maestro Mago] Basic Concepts & Themes
I was thinking… I love Doctor Strange- he’s my favorite Marvel character by miles. I like the whole mojo of the character- the brownstone, the funky companions, the mystic origins,… In First Thoughts Participants: Bailywolf, chris_moore.
5/4/2006 Thunder_God: Regarding Reprinted WGP... First of all, that is totally sweet of you.
Second, it doesn't double the chances of me getting to play the game, but almost, so I'm glad as a pig… In Incarnadine Press Participants: Thunder_God, Michael S. Miller.
5/4/2006 JohnU: Donjon Play by post over on RPG.net I am very new to the Donjon game and I am taking part in a play by post over on RPG.net. I am sure I am butchering the hell out… In CRN Games Participants: JohnU.
5/3/2006 Miedvied: Re: [Sorceror] First Time Prep: Big Sky -- The New Primitives (split) [quote author=ivan23 link=topic=13770.msg146568#msg146568 date=1103739641]
[b]Will descriptors:[/b]
[i]Daddy's Farm [/i]– this land's always been yours, and it's always gonna be.
[i]US outta UN [/i]– resist authority, fight the man.
[i]Lotus Eater… In Adept Press Participants: Miedvied, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, Ben Lehman, Bret Gillan.
5/3/2006 Miedvied: Sorceror Updates/Revisions Are there any plans in the works regarding updating and revising Sorceror?
I've noticed that in a lot of discussions here there occurs the comment - not infrequently - that… In Adept Press Participants: Miedvied, Ron Edwards, greyorm, jburneko.
5/3/2006 Grail-Shadowblade: Raid Earth Hi this is one of the systems I'm working on at the moment and it's got me stumped, I've got some idea's and combat done but I can't find a… In First Thoughts Participants: Grail-Shadowblade, MarkDunder, sean2099, Czar Fnord, joepub, Smithy, KKinsane.
5/3/2006 tonyd: I Draw Maps I draw maps. That about sums it up. You can see a bit of my work here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996594214@N01/sets/1291106/
I also drew a bunch of map tiles for John Harper's game… In Connections Participants: tonyd, Clay, Miskatonic, dindenver, Larry Wickman, Rob Kuntz.
5/3/2006 foucalt: DitV Coolest Lyrics contest! Putting together a DitV mix for my players to listen to in their cars or whenever they need their fix out-of-game, and so I'm going through some of the music… In lumpley games Participants: foucalt, lumpley, Ben Lehman, ironick, Matt Kimball, Supplanter.
5/3/2006 Adam SBG: Promotion tips Hello everyone:
I'm a little lost. Our first new game in a long, long time (we were on hiatus while my partner dealt with a death in the family) came… In Connections Participants: Adam SBG, tonyd.
5/3/2006 Matthew Glover: "Bound" Debt In a couple of other threads there's been some talk about schisms and debt and stuff and it triggered a question that I've had in the back of my mind… In Muse of Fire Games Participants: Matthew Glover, Hans, TonyLB, Kai_lord, Zamiel.
5/3/2006 nikola: Under the Bed is now back under your bed! [url=http://glyphpress.com/UtB/]Under the Bed[/url], second edition is now available from the glyphpress site!
The new cards are smaller (2.25" x 3.5") and some rules have been refined (The game now goes… In glyphpress Participants: nikola, b00jum, Artanis, matthijs.
5/3/2006 chris_moore: Clarity vs. Teachers Clarity is defined as:
"your mastery of the occult worldview, and also your status among occultists. The more confidently immersed you are in thinking like a cthonic god, the more… In Acts of Evil Playtest Board Participants: chris_moore, Paul Czege.
5/3/2006 Sindyr: Matt Wilson: where are you? I have some more PTA questions for Matt, asked a few of them here as well as sent him some of them using the private messaging system - is Matt… In Dog Eared Designs Participants: Sindyr, Ben Lehman.
5/3/2006 Thunder_God: [Cranium Rats] Playtesters Needed. I've just released Cranium Rats Beta V. 1.2, available here.
While I can rewrite the whole thing from ground up to make it clearer and closer to the end-product, I… In Connections Participants: Thunder_God, 7Storyfall, Selene Tan, Filip Luszczyk.
5/3/2006 wunderllama: Washing the blood off our hands... again Just about a year ago now, our gaming group played a campaign of Dogs that ended in a spectacular sorcerous shootout between the Dogs; you can find the actual play… In lumpley games Participants: wunderllama, greyorm, TonyLB, Bankuei, oliof, Ravingmad, demiurgeastaroth, lumpley, ironick.
5/2/2006 Kat Miller: A slightly used game idea I’ve been a fan of Everway for many years. I’ve twitched, and flicked and nudged it along the way, I’ve run the system for the Supers Genre to great success. … In Publishing Participants: Kat Miller, Bill_White, Czar Fnord, Damon C Bradshaw, Thunder_God.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 5/4/2006 Eric J-D: Nicotine Girls--An Odd Proposal Hi Paul,
This is the first time I've posted in your forum I think, so forgive me if this is a strange first post (as well as a longish one). … In Half Meme Press Participants: Eric J-D, Paul Czege.
5/4/2006 jmac: should I refer to the book? I'm not sure, maybe I should have asked this in publishing forum. My question is about game text.
There is a game, I'm trying to finish, It's being playtested now,… In First Thoughts Participants: jmac, Thunder_God, c, Andy Kitkowski.
5/4/2006 14thWarrior: [DitV Town] Transit Branch The problems in this 'town' are obvious, despite not having escalated beyond the level of Sin; the solution, however, is not so obvious. I'm just wondering if the town's problems… In lumpley games Participants: 14thWarrior, Vaxalon.
5/4/2006 greyorm: [DitV] GMing and Relationships I just recieved my copy of DitV in the mail...hrm, two days ago (yay to IPR's May sale!) and finished a read through. I have one question that has been… In lumpley games Participants: greyorm, Vaxalon, demiurgeastaroth.
5/4/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: Alternate Click-n-Locks I may be convincing my brothers to play our traditional summertime roleplaying game in Capes instead of something boring. We're not too keyed up on superheroes, but the two of… In Muse of Fire Games Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Zamiel, Hans, drnuncheon, cpeterso, TonyLB, Glendower, Gaerik, Kai_lord, dunlaing, JMendes.
5/5/2006 Paka: Burning Wheel: Elf vs. Orc So, it is the weekly Burning Wheel group. Excuse me while I kvell a bit.
We took time off to playtest Luke's Sooper Seekrit Project but found out that one… In Actual Play Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, Storn, agony, taepoong.
5/5/2006 Paul Czege: character sheet contest: out sephiroth the designer So I've been messing around with character sheet designs, taking graphical inspiration from the kabbalistic sephiroth and other occult and astrological sigils.
And though I'm pretty pleased with how it's… In Acts of Evil Playtest Board Participants: Paul Czege, chris_moore, c.
5/5/2006 greyorm: [DitV] Demoing & Playing with Kids First question: I've posted a notice about running a demo of Dogs next Thursday night at our relatively new local comic/game store -- a nice, big, clean store with a… In lumpley games Participants: greyorm, demiurgeastaroth, oreso.
5/5/2006 donbaloo: Escalating in conflicts without opponents? Hi folks. I'm curious how you experienced Dogs players handle those conflicts that don't include a a true opponent. The rules state that when there isn't an opponent the GM… In lumpley games Participants: donbaloo, demiurgeastaroth, Vaxalon.
5/5/2006 Thunder_God: [CSI Games] Competitive RPGs, a New Project So, I've decided to begin a new project, a personal outgrowth of my ideas regarding RPGs and games in general.
This project is called(at least for now) CSI Games, which… In Connections Participants: Thunder_God, Paul Czege, Filip Luszczyk, Adam Kleizer, Ron Edwards, Dantai, mratomek, inthisstyle.
5/5/2006 bluenotebooks: Question - Not sure where to post it. I have played d&d a bit, and like it for the most part. But I do not care for how centered it is on combat. I believe I would prefer… In Actual Play Participants: bluenotebooks, Storn, Ron Edwards.
5/5/2006 Yokiboy: Non-Ensamble Cast Series Hello,
Does anyone have experience playing a Non-Ensamble Cast Series in Primetime Adventures? How did it impact the play?
Without an ensamble cast how does one ensure that the Problem… In Dog Eared Designs Participants: Yokiboy, Alan, Sindyr, Adam Biltcliffe, Glendower, dpetroski, Call Me Curly.
5/5/2006 Troy_Costisick: Looking for a web Builder Heya,
I need someone to build a website for my games. I want nothing fancy, just functional. It will be a maximum of two pages- a front page and a… In Connections Participants: Troy_Costisick.
5/5/2006 Bailywolf: "Transhuman Contact"- Breaking the Ice for posthuman relationship woes?
After reading the novel Mindscan - a fascinating book dealing with consciousness, uploading, and the legal and social ramifications of that kind of thing- I got to thinking about a… In Black and Green Games Participants: Bailywolf, Emily Care.
5/5/2006 barna284: Too many Keywords? (was Heroquest 7th Sea) In my recent attempt to convert 7th Sea to Heroquest, I stumbled upon a problem. Generally, I think of Keywords as important issues you need to define about your character;… In HeroQuest Participants: barna284, a_verheaghe, mneme, Mike Holmes, soviet, Jane.
5/5/2006 Bailywolf: [Strange Alias] Being human is hard Oddly enough, this game idea came from my efforts to learn Photoshop. I was compositing and image… here, :
this one
Basic image concept- ‘when cheap holographic projectors and flash… In First Thoughts Participants: Bailywolf, c, Castlin, knicknevin, TonyLB, cognis, Mike Holmes, ironick.
5/5/2006 Nigel Evans: [DitV] great play and minor troubles Right, so after a long-term game ended, my group decided that we'd play some Dogs one-shots before launching into the next big thing. A few people had suggested doing a… In lumpley games Participants: Nigel Evans, demiurgeastaroth, TheHappyAnarchist, Bankuei.
5/5/2006 Bret Gillan: [Sorcerer] Charnel Gods - The Irthan Epoch Last night was the first night of my Charnel Gods campaign, and it rocked. After my previous Sorcerer campaign left me feeling a little cold, I really wanted this one… In Actual Play Participants: Bret Gillan, Ron Edwards, Paka, Eric J-D, greyorm.
5/5/2006 dsellars: games 'in play'? This query of mine has basically come about by reading this thread (a few times through now) here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19690.0
It basically revolves around the following paragraphs, written by Ron.:
First… In Actual Play Participants: dsellars, Ron Edwards.
5/5/2006 Bailywolf: [Orphan game mechanic] What price victory?
Stop me if this has been done, but I got to thinking about an alternate take on resolution (possibly diceless resolution). In playing with mechanics for Maestro Mago, Strange Alias,… In First Thoughts Participants: Bailywolf, knicknevin.
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