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5/13/2006 JMendes: Dogs - First time woes, mechanical and thematical alike (long)
Hi, :) <sigh>It seems every time I try a new game, I flounder about and thrash hopelessly until I finally get it to work. (Donjon was an exception, for some…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth, ricmadeira, Pyromancer, Warren.

5/13/2006 JMendes: First Town - Williamsville
Hi, all, :) Here's the town I made that we used for our first Dogs game. Comments are welcome. Pride: - Brother Newton - is not applying proper stewardship over…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes.

5/13/2006 Supplanter: Relationship Trait I Just Gotta Take Sometime
My Sister *slap!* My Daughter *slap!* My Sister *slap!* My Daughter *slap!* My Sister *slap!* My Daughter *slap!* My Sister AND My Daughter 4d4 Best, Jim
In lumpley games
Participants: Supplanter, agony, Thunder_God, lumpley.

5/13/2006 khelek: New Announcement!!!
Check out Luke's major announcement over at the BW Forums!!! Rocking! http://www.burningwheel.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=8
In Burning Wheel
Participants: khelek, Iskander, ejh, Brand_Robins, Miskatonic, abzu, Eric J-D, Thor Olavsrud, demiurgeastaroth.

5/13/2006 Halzebier: [TSOY] Better off without bonus dice?
I don't understand the die roll mechanics of TSOY. "After you roll, remove a number of your dice equal to your penalty dice, starting with pluses. If you…
In CRN Games
Participants: Halzebier, Ben Lehman, donbaloo.

5/13/2006 John Harper: [TSOY] Shodan Play
Ron has mentioned "black belt" play before, and we got a good taste of it in our last TSOY session, courtesy of Brandon. I'm calling this shodan rank play --…
In Actual Play
Participants: John Harper, Judaicdiablo, r_donato, Albert of Feh.

5/13/2006 maddrjeffe: Interested enough to burst, though that may be the coffee
So, I took the plunge and ordered Nine Worlds from IPR (they had a sale). Im curious about a few things, but most of it will have to wait untill…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: maddrjeffe, Vaxalon, Matt Snyder, Valamir.

5/13/2006 IMAGinES: [Sorcerer] Dressed to Kill: Help with Inspirations
Hello, all. This is, I think, my first post to the Adept Press forum. Recently, I've started brewing up my own Sorcerer campaign concept, and for lack of a better…
In Adept Press
Participants: IMAGinES, Ron Edwards, Eric J-D.

5/13/2006 Belinda K.: [TSoY] - Exalted, with Mixed Results
I ran my first TSoY/Exalted game last night, with mixed results. Here are my observations. In this group, I've got four players - B, K, S and N. *B is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Belinda K., Paka, charles ferguson, Frank T, rafial, James_Nostack, xeperi, John Harper, Dev, Valamir, DaGreatJL, Miedvied, Noon.

5/12/2006 Brand_Robins: Mad Props to the Game Chef peeps
SHORTLIST FOR 2006 DIANA JONES AWARD ANNOUNCED An RPG, a board-game, a TCG, an ARG, a contest and a charity vie for hobby-gaming's most exclusive trophy London - The committee…
In Endeavor
Participants: Brand_Robins, lumpley, Andy Kitkowski, Czar Fnord, Dav.

5/12/2006 OverDream: New to the Forge
Greetings, I have been an armature rpg-designer for some twenty years now, and am looking for a place to showcase my work and gain feedback and insight into the competency…
In Connections
Participants: OverDream, Nathan P., dindenver.

5/12/2006 inthisstyle: [Mortal Coil] The 10-Minute Demo
Up in the Conventions forum, there's some really <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19816.0">good advice about convention demos</a>, mostly aimed at GenCon specifically. Since I am debuting <a href="http://www.galileogames.com/mortal-coil/">Mortal Coil</a> at a convention, I…
In Galileo Games
Participants: inthisstyle, Matt-M-McElroy, Mike Holmes, mtiru, Thunder_God.

5/12/2006 TonyLB: Death March of Happiness
So I corralled some people on FoundryMUSH to playtest my new warmup mini-game, Death March of Happiness.  It was a hoot, but I am having trouble getting the right balance…
In Playtesting
Participants: TonyLB, Dave Cleaver, Bryan Hansel, Joshua BishopRoby, c, contracycle, Bill Masek.

5/12/2006 Adam Kleizer: [The Dynasty/La Famiglia] Concept and early changes
Hello everybody! I participated in this year's Game Chef with a game named The Dynasty. The game is a GMless competitive storytelling game with a bidding system. A brief summary…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Adam Kleizer, Graham Walmsley, Oscar Evans, Everspinner.

5/12/2006 Trevis Martin: Need some art?
Hi folks, I'd like to do art for someone's game.  I'm an experienced artist but I've not done any illustration work for publication before.  I'm wanting to build a portfolio…
In Connections
Participants: Trevis Martin.

5/12/2006 Trevis Martin: Need some webspace or a page?
Hi folks, I currently have an account with Dreamhost, and I host a couple of private domains on it that I tinker with.  Here's the thing.  I'm not expecting spikes…
In Connections
Participants: Trevis Martin.

5/12/2006 John Kirk: [Gnostigmata] Contest Tree works
[b]Session 2[/b] The second play-test of Gnostigmata used Beta 3.0 that you can download from [url=http://legendaryquest.com/books/Gnostb3.zip]here[/url].  You can read an Actual Play account of the first play-test session [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19692.0]here[/url].  The…
In Playtesting
Participants: John Kirk.

5/11/2006 Eric J-D: [Sorcerer} Has anyone tried this with Demons?
Hi all, In addition to welcoming any comments on the "Playing Sorcerer with my Daughter" thread, I would really appreciate some feedback on the following idea. Has anyone ever tried…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards, mneme.

5/11/2006 Yokiboy: It is Hard to be a Player
Hello, I have learned that it can be really hard to be a player. I have been game mastering every campaign I've played in for the past 21 years... until…
In Actual Play
Participants: Yokiboy, James_Nostack, Alan, Web_Weaver.

5/11/2006 ( o Y o ): [TSoY] Begging for help!
OK. We decided to change the system, just for the experience - you know - midgame from TRoS to TSoY. We all think that the change went smooth. There are…
In CRN Games
Participants: ( o Y o ), Paka, rafial, John Harper, Clay, Frank T, demiurgeastaroth, r_donato.

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5/14/2006 Dumirik: Countdown games
Right, so this is Countdown Games, and its inspired by the stuff that Vincent Baker and Ben Lehman are doing. Recently, Vincent has been churning out games like a crazy…
In Endeavor
Participants: Dumirik.

5/14/2006 playbywiki: [PlayByWiki / Ninth Sigil] Intro and looking for beta testers
Howdy. First time posting here at The Forge. I've done some reading here over the years. Wasn't sure where to put this first post. Thought it should have been under,…
In Connections
Participants: playbywiki.

5/14/2006 Ben Lehman: Games on Demand / Booth integration
Hi all -- Thomas Robertson and I were just discussing ways to better integrate the Games on Demand / Indie Games Explosion event cluster with the Forge Booth.  What I'm…
In Conventions
Participants: Ben Lehman, Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, Kat Miller, Justin D. Jacobson, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller.

5/14/2006 Ironchicken: [Donjon] Magical damage
It seems that the only damage formulae is based upon Vitality. This makes sense for physical attacks but not for spell damage. Have I missed something? Do others use house…
In CRN Games
Participants: Ironchicken, ldd23.

5/14/2006 Halzebier: [TSOY] Self-made keys
I'm trying to get the hang of TSOY, so I've created two keys to express the personality of an old D&D character of mine. Key of Disrespect Your character likes…
In CRN Games
Participants: Halzebier, r_donato, Eero Tuovinen, JMendes, John Harper, Alan.

5/14/2006 Malcolm: [GenCon] Thread Clarification
Hi, Starting a new thread so as to avoid asking tangential questions in other threads were Luke has specifically asked that information only be posted. As regrads the 'Booth Monkeys…
In Conventions
Participants: Malcolm, abzu.

5/14/2006 Der_Renegat: The HQ toolkit for understanding its secrets
[size=10pt][b]HQ Esoterica[/b][/size] Im into HQ since it came out in germany as HeroWars. That was in the year 2000. Understanding the game is kind of a science. Im still learning…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes, barna284.

5/14/2006 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] First Town: GARDEN TOWN
Hello! As I promised in this thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19566.0 I am posting Garden Town. It's the first DitV town I have created. I had three "design goals" in mind: (1) nobody…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, JMendes, Mark D. Eddy.

5/14/2006 chris_moore: [Afraid] Monsters?
Has anyone made a monster, victims, etc. for Afraid?  I know I'd love to see a few.
In lumpley games
Participants: chris_moore, Paka.

5/14/2006 Lisa Padol: [Sorcerer] Our Eighth Session: Part One
I've posted this write up to my livejournal, http://community.livejournal.com/labcats/11558.html#cutid1. I'm expecting to break it up into several posts here, as the Forge has a very limited word count per post,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lisa Padol.

5/14/2006 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2006] Forge Booth rules - important
Hello, This is where I lay down the law for participating at the booth. By signing up (that is, by paying Luke), you are agreeing to all of the points…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Valamir, Troy_Costisick.

5/14/2006 Web_Weaver: The danger of Maximum Game Fun
I considered throwing this straight into the toolbox thread, but think it may require some discussion. I believe there is an inherent danger in the "Maximum Game Fun" maxim, as…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Web_Weaver, Mike Holmes.

5/15/2006 JohnU: [Donjon] Interested in playing online with OpenRPG
I have really taken to this game.  Currently I am PbP and having a blast.  Any interest in a Donjon game via OpenRPG? I hope this isn't too far off…
In CRN Games
Participants: JohnU.

5/15/2006 Paka: [Afraid] PC Nightmare
Who was at the table: Me:  I feel like the playtest of Luke's secret project filtered into this, in that the GM has this really well defined role as the…
In Playtesting
Participants: Paka, Marhault, lumpley, Ilmryn, Mark Woodhouse.

5/15/2006 ptikachu: [Bliss Stage] Save Our Pilots!
Yesterday, I got together with my friends Doug, Han Kit and Vin Tsen to playtest Bliss Stage for the first time. Doug, Vin Tsen and I were really eager to…
In Playtesting
Participants: ptikachu, OneWingedAngel, Mark Woodhouse, Dev, MaryBell, coffeestain, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, J. Tuomas Harviainen.

5/15/2006 jasonm: [AG&G] A Mother's Day Treat
Me, Lisa and Eric Provost, and Andy "roll that bonus dizzle" Kitkowski threw down with two episodes of AG&G yesterday and it went very well.  We all had fun and…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13, lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon, urbanpagan, Valamir, Emily Care, Andy Kitkowski, demiurgeastaroth.

5/15/2006 barna284: Introducing people to the Heroquest system
I´ve made a few posts in other recent threads regarding how I intent to introduce my gaming group to HQ. However, I believe that a lot of new HQ players…
In HeroQuest
Participants: barna284, Mike Holmes.

5/15/2006 Kat Miller: Games On Demand - Whats it all about anyway?
Hi, I’m Kat Miller, Event Organizer for Games On Demand. I’ve heard for the last couple of years that the crowding of the booth could be reduced if there was…
In Conventions
Participants: Kat Miller, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Hans, Emily Care, jasonm, Thor Olavsrud, Blankshield, Justin D. Jacobson, Ben Lehman, Paul Czege, Gaerik.

5/15/2006 Clay: [Serenity] The Value of Preparation
This past Saturday I took over as the game master for my group's Serenity game.  The previous game master had been stretched a bit thin between work and home, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clay, Tommi Brander, khelek, Kai_lord.

5/15/2006 memolith: [Dogs] Brother Joseph, the Devil's Surgeon with an Axe
I made some characters with a couple of friends, but we didn't get to the initiatory conflicts yet. One of the Dogs, Brother Joseph, is a cold, heartless man with…
In lumpley games
Participants: memolith, Vaxalon, lumpley.

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