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5/8/2006 JMendes: New players and town progression
Hey, :) How important is it that first-time players are familiar with the town progression rules? (I'm talking about the pride->injustice->sin->etc... part) Cheers, J.
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth, agony, Blankshield, caramida, Ben Lehman.

5/8/2006 leslie: [Spookbaggers] Basic assumptions and testing mechanics.
Hello, my name is Leslie and I am a Simulationist. Oh, wait, this is not the Simulationists Anonymous meeting? Damn. ;-) OK, here's the deal. I'm trying to create a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: leslie, Rob MacDougall, Thor, Ron Edwards, Filip Luszczyk.

5/8/2006 jeremycoatney: Super Heroes Game, divine touch or not?
Hello,     I am currently creating a game for super hero setting adventures and campaigns and I was wondering: should I include characters who have their powers granted by…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jeremycoatney, TonyLB, Czar Fnord, dindenver, Ken, flammifer.

5/8/2006 jeremycoatney: Hardbacks worth the time/money?
-Hello,     Here is a question I've been thinking about for some time. Is it worth making hardback copies of books? For clarification, is it worth it to the…
In Publishing
Participants: jeremycoatney, Joshua BishopRoby, Gaerik, Nathan P., Editor Drew, MatrixGamer.

5/8/2006 a_verheaghe: Be gentle it's my 1st time-or what to watch out for during 1st game
I'm ramping up for my 1st game of DitV, and it'll be the 1st time th eold group has gotten togeather in over a year. We're pretty psyched! Knowing that,…
In lumpley games
Participants: a_verheaghe, agony, Ben Lehman, Adam Biltcliffe, Glendower, Supplanter, Claudia Cangini, khelek, lumpley.

5/8/2006 eruditus: My Life with Father
Cross posted with Actual Play and NerdNYC forums. Here is a run down on our master and characters.  Tomorrow I will post the outcome of the game. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19768.new#new
In Half Meme Press
Participants: eruditus.

5/8/2006 gains: [Frights!] Horror Movie Game
Still in the early stages, here is a teaser for Frights! I wrote this up in about a day. Frights! is a game meant to recreate the horror of Monster…
In First Thoughts
Participants: gains, 1of3.

5/8/2006 eruditus: My Life with Father
My first attempt at running My Life with Master can be found here...  http://eruditus.livejournal.com/21224.html#cutid1 This is a breakdown of the master and characters.  Tomorrow I will post the game session.
In Actual Play
Participants: eruditus, Ian Charvill, Michael S. Miller, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, ObLaDan.

5/8/2006 jasonm: [Drill/Microgame/Warmup] I'm Gonna Make You Awesome
This may not fit various definitions being formed here, but I think it's a valuable pre-play exercise.  So step off, haters!  I'm Gonna Make You Awesome This comes out of…
In Endeavor
Participants: jasonm, matthijs, Noon, TonyLB, Miskatonic.

5/8/2006 barna284: Fencing system: crunchier extended constests?
As part of my 7th Sea conversion, I intent to create a Fencing system which works as a plugin of sorts, changing the way extended constests wotk when in combat.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: barna284, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, mneme, Web_Weaver, soviet.

5/8/2006 pells: [Avalanche] - using TSOY for the first time
I've played again last night, continuing our adventure and playtest of Avalanche. But this session was special since we changed system. The premise We've been playing together this campaign for…
In Playtesting
Participants: pells.

5/8/2006 Halzebier: [TSOY] How many (fudge) dice do I need?
Hi there! I'm preparing for TSOY Revised and I wonder how many fudge dice I will need for myself and my group. They're quite expensive and not easy to get…
In CRN Games
Participants: Halzebier, Clinton R. Nixon, r_donato, Gaerik, Eero Tuovinen.

5/7/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: Sheer Madness, or Doable -- Click-n-Lock Triangle
So in trying to set up my Capes Fantasy game, it occured to me that unlike the Capes-default superhero of two character components (Persona and Powerset), generic fantasy characters usually…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Andrew Morris, demiurgeastaroth, dunlaing, Ben Lehman, TonyLB, Tuxboy, Hans, Uhlrik, drnuncheon, Sindyr.

5/7/2006 drnuncheon: [Actual Play] Trenchcoats in LA, Session 1
So we actually finally got started on our first long-term Capes game yesterday.  Rather than superheroes per se, it's more a supernatural mystery/character drama, sort of Angel meets Jim Butcher's…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: drnuncheon, Hans, TheCzech, nicolasfueyo, Matthew Glover.

5/7/2006 jeremycoatney: Advertising without a budget?
    I'm fairly certain this falls under the catagory of a publishing question, but not entirely, so if it doesn't,please bare with me here.     I have my…
In Publishing
Participants: jeremycoatney, Nathan P., Thunder_God, dindenver, Ben Lehman, Bryan Hansel, Ron Edwards, axonrg.

5/7/2006 barna284: Athletic skills: Scope & Reason of being
I like the freeform structure of skill in HQ, but it is a definite change from the usual, more structured game systems I tend to use. Something I never liked…
In HeroQuest
Participants: barna284, Bankuei, TheLHF, Jane, Mike Holmes.

5/7/2006 Sindyr: Uneven Screen Presences
Thought I would break this into it's own topic. Has anyone ever played PTA with different players having different and uneven distributions of Screen Presence?  That is, with each character…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Sindyr.

5/7/2006 Sindyr: Question: Use of fan mail to use used-up traits?
It's in the beginning, under Basic Rules Concepts: Traits, it says: "After the player must spend…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Sindyr, drnuncheon, Gabe McKean.

5/7/2006 palikka: Impressions of computer aided npc design.
Most of GM:ing is just playing out various characters and I'm rather weak at making them up on the fly and too lazy to prep for it. Thus to improve,…
In Playtesting
Participants: palikka, Tommi Brander.

5/7/2006 redivider: Heads of State: Palace Gates & As I Lay Dying
Last weekend Alex, Josh & I played two Heads of State games in succession, using the same dictator (Alex's Star of Freedom). A small milestone in passing the half-way point…
In Playtesting
Participants: redivider, alejandro.

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5/9/2006 tj333: [SUtS]
      I've done 2 play tests since my post in First Thoughts on Strongest Under the Sun. I'm not sure how interesting this will be to other people…
In Playtesting
Participants: tj333.

5/9/2006 abzu: Forge Booth '06 for Game Designers
The primary sponsors for this year's Forge booth are: Adept Press (Ron/Sorcerer), Lumpley Games (Vincent/Dogs), Timfire (Tim/Mountain Witch) and Burning Wheel (Luke/BW). The booth is a 4-booth penninsula and is…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Paka, Blankshield, Ben Lehman, Nathan P., Malcolm, Matt, Gregor Hutton, TonyLB, Dantai, btrc, jasonm, Keith Senkowski, Matt Snyder, Paul Czege, Justin D. Jacobson, Emily Care, joepub, Michael S. Miller, Valamir, Tim C Koppang, Matt Wilson, Gordon C. Landis, Jonathan Walton, Larry Wickman, John Harper, Troy_Costisick, nikola, Clinton R. Nixon, Kevin Allen Jr, Ron Edwards.

5/9/2006 abzu: Forge Booth '06 for Monkeys, Volunteers and Supporters
Hello! If you love mutualism, support and small press publishing and you're interested in helping out at the Forge booth this year, please post in this thread: your name, the…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Clinton R. Nixon, Iskander, Emily Care, Michael S. Miller, joepub, Nev the Deranged, Matt-M-McElroy, jrs, nikola, Ben Lehman, Paka, Jasper the Mimbo, M. Voelker.

5/9/2006 jasonm: [PTA] Deep in the Blue
Last night Clinton, Remi, and I began a five-episode PTA season called Deep in the Blue.  I'm Producing.  We agreed over the week leading up to our first session on…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Eric J-D, Storn, John Harper, Nicolas Crost, Emily Care, Roger, LeSingeSavant.

5/9/2006 a_verheaghe: Does the Steward also preside over religious functions?
I know it seems like a silly question.
In lumpley games
Participants: a_verheaghe, Adam Biltcliffe, Vaxalon.

5/9/2006 Philbo: Mythic Greece?
I was thinking about developing a setting for Mythic Greece?  An somewhat accurate depiction of ancient Greece -- but with all the cool mythical stuff.  I'd like to use the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Philbo, John Kirk, Ironchicken, ghashsnaga, rafial, J Tolson.

5/9/2006 Dumirik: My Life With Master: question
Hey, I'm running a session of My Life With Master soon with some of my friends, and I'd like to ask a question about conflicts with the Master. If the…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Dumirik, Ron Edwards.

5/10/2006 Uhlrik: A slight problem with the flash generator
I've made a lot of use of the Flash Click-n-Lock generator ( http://www.museoffire.com/Games/Downloads/ClickAndLock.swf ) in my own character design process. It's a really, really useful resource. I usually do my…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Uhlrik, Vaxalon, TonyLB, drnuncheon, matthijs, MooseHole.

5/10/2006 Ken: [Ten Cent Heroes] Power 19
Hey All, Here are the 19 questions for my golden age super hero game called Tales of Ten Cent Heroes (or Ten Cent Heroes). Feel free to ask any questions.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ken, Graham Walmsley, Larry Wickman, Malcolm.

5/10/2006 joepub: [Perfect] The Mechanics of Commiting Crimes.
just for reference, one of the previous threads: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19545.0 and, one on game colour/etc: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19498.0 Okay... So for those of you who haven't been following, and didn't click the above…
In First Thoughts
Participants: joepub, Chad, Czar Fnord, dindenver.

5/10/2006 IMAGinES: [Heavy Gear 2nd Ed.] Where's The GM Fun?
I’m trying something I read about over on The 20’ By 20’ Room, creating a campaign “design document” complete with a goal. Although there’s not much detail on what a…
In Actual Play
Participants: IMAGinES, Belinda K., Ron Edwards, eruditus.

5/10/2006 Belinda K.: [Vampire: the Requiem] Attempt at using 'Forge techniques'!
I’ve been running a Vampire game recently, about a crap vampiric band in Chicago, where I’ve been trying out some new GMing things, mainly attempting a character driven game as…
In Actual Play
Participants: Belinda K., Ron Edwards, Storn, Tommi Brander, joshua neff, JonasB, Nathan P..

5/10/2006 Lisa Padol: Humans with Desires and Needs
Judd recently asked me what we talk about after a Sorcerer session. Last night, we were really jazzed after the session, so there was a lot of talk about the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards.

5/10/2006 Sir Privy Toastrack: Where can I post my game-in-progress?
Is there a shared website for folks to upload games-in-progress for feedback?
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sir Privy Toastrack, flammifer, Thunder_God, Daemonworks.

5/10/2006 dsellars: whooohoo! it arrived!
My copy of Sorcerer arrived in the post today :)  Looks like all other books are going to be put on hold for a bit :) My first impression was,…
In Adept Press
Participants: dsellars, Gaerik, joshua neff, Eric J-D, Christopher Kubasik.

5/10/2006 Sydney Freedberg: So are these Keys & Secrets broken or what?
I'm getting back in the GM-as-worldbuilder seat after two years of Capes and Prime Time Adventures, and I chose TSOY as the best way to get the old-school D&D flavor…
In CRN Games
Participants: Sydney Freedberg, TonyLB, Gaerik, r_donato, rafial, shadowcourt.

5/10/2006 Warren: Dogs in the Vineyard for my Vampire group
It's occurred to me that I never got back and told people how running Dogs in the Vineyard for the Vampire group I joined went. The dysfunction I spoke about…
In Actual Play
Participants: Warren, Artanis, Glendower.

5/10/2006 flammifer: Crashed on an island
Pretty basic settings: the characters are their actual selves, crashed on an unknown shore (plane accident, etc.). What did they do? One looked for ships and wrote a giant SOS…
In Actual Play
Participants: flammifer, Alan.

5/10/2006 phredd: Some Dodgy Strife Aspects.
[b]My GGG players should not read this.[/b] I'm gearing up for a WGP come this Friday night at the last session of the current Gotham Gaming Guild run.  I took…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: phredd, Thor Olavsrud, Michael S. Miller.

5/10/2006 Emily Care: Dogs game night
Hey there, Just want to let folks know that Vincent & Joshua Newman will be running a pair of towns in Greenfield, MA on Friday May 19th.  If you are…
In lumpley games
Participants: Emily Care, Eric J-D.

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