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5/16/2006 Editor Drew: Developmental Editor
Hello all.  I just wanted to introduce myself to this forum and tell you that I'd be happy to field questions about the development side of any manuscript that you…
In Connections
Participants: Editor Drew.

5/16/2006 klausok: WGP Ganging up again
I am going to run a game of With Great Power as GM. We start the day after tomorrow. Actually I expect character creation to take all of the first…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: klausok, Kai_lord, Michael S. Miller, yogshog, Tindalos, Valamir, Brand_Robins, Austin Walker, Ludanto.

5/16/2006 John Kirk: [Gnostigmata] Jumping to the Action
[b]Session 3[/b] The third play-test of Gnostigmata used Beta 4.0 that you can download from [url=http://legendaryquest.com/books/Gnostb4.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] and…
In Playtesting
Participants: John Kirk, Paul Czege.

5/16/2006 sean2099: [Divinity] Looking for another batch of playtesters
Hi all, I have shown some people my RPG and I have ran some playtests.  I need to see if the game stands up by itself or if the results…
In Connections
Participants: sean2099.

5/15/2006 Jalathas: [DitV]First-time player looking for online game
I'm not positive this where I should post this, but I just got my book in the mail on friday, read it all over the weekend, and want to jump…
In lumpley games
Participants: Jalathas, Vaxalon, xjermx, baron samedi.

5/15/2006 Mark Galeotti: Mythic Russia
Comrades! I hope you'll allow me a moment's shameless and blatant plugging, as I am delighted to announce that Mythic Russia, the HeroQuest-engined game of medieval Russian adventure, is close…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mark Galeotti, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, alexandre santos, rafial, Neil the Wimp, Lisa Padol, Alex Fradera, CCW, Christopher Kubasik, Nick Brooke, Thalaxis.

5/15/2006 Sinistraphobia: Keith Speaks!
Well speaks again... I just wanted fans of the game to know that Keith, will be on our upcoming episode of "The Gamestas", available at www.gamestas.net.  He's like wrasslin' a…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Sinistraphobia, Keith Senkowski, Matt-M-McElroy.

5/15/2006 Supplanter: Town: Kanawha Falls
[url=http://www.weeksfamily.net/games/DitV/town.aspx?t=12]My second town[/url], played a couple months ago. Best, Jim
In lumpley games
Participants: Supplanter.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

5/14/2006 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.

5/14/2006 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 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 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.

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5/16/2006 Kaare Berg (Old): [Afraid] Of my second and third bungling.
We played thursday and sunday last week. And it didn't rock. Which has been bothering me a bit, so I've spent some time wondering why. Here is my take on…
In Playtesting
Participants: Kaare Berg (Old), Emily Care, lumpley.

5/16/2006 Maleficence: [Fading Suns] First actual play post, game session 32
Hello, I'm Esteban. I've been reading the Forge for a few months now and I've been quite interested by many of the concepts I've read here as well as the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Maleficence.

5/17/2006 playbywiki: Symbol ("sigil") based text system: 3 questions.
I've been playing RPGs and, specifically, GURPS and, hyperspecifically, text-based RPGs based on GURPS for years. About six months ago, I got this idea that it would be cool to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: playbywiki, jeremycoatney, Jinx, Thunder_God, cpeterso, Sydney Freedberg, Daemonworks.

5/17/2006 sayter: [Realm] Tree based or List based powers?
Greetings. It has been quite some time since I posted here, as things have been mighty busy. But, Realm is on a roll again so here I is! Currently I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sayter, jeremycoatney, Ken, dindenver, sean2099, Daemonworks.

5/17/2006 joepub: [Perfect] Able to playtest soon?
Hey... I'm just heading into the playtest stage of Perfect. The game doesn't have too steep a learning curve, I don't think. It is easiest played with small groups. 3-5…
In Connections
Participants: joepub.

5/17/2006 Bret Gillan: [Gods] The Labyrinth, the Tuskers, and the King of the Black Citadel
Last night was supposed to be Charnel Gods night, but after some bullshitting and a couple of beers, we opted to playtest my Capes supplement/mod - Gods. It was just…
In Playtesting
Participants: Bret Gillan, Emily Care, Valamir.

5/17/2006 a_verheaghe: Request for assistance with Demo and my gaming woes
From my previous posts over the last year, I just can’t get my group of 15+ years to enjoy Heroquest- other then one person who loves it. I’ve scrapped my…
In HeroQuest
Participants: a_verheaghe, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

5/17/2006 D Hirtle: [Shadowrun] The PC's ate my baby!
Hello and thanks to the Forge.  Because of this place I have the words to talk about what's going on in my game.     I am running a 3rd…
In Actual Play
Participants: D Hirtle, Valamir, Gaerik, Alan, DaGreatJL, Wolfen, Grover.

5/17/2006 Nicolas Crost: "You Ask Far Too Much"-Question
Hi, the following question arose during our game of Polaris: When faced with an "You Ask Far Too Much"-statement as a player, do I a) revise the content of my…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Nicolas Crost, Ben Lehman, Valamir.

5/17/2006 Yokiboy: My Life with Yoki
Hello Paul, Okay, so you might pretend that the game is set in some eastern European setting, but I know the truth. This game simulates my early gaming life. Seriously…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Yokiboy, matthijs.

5/17/2006 Kat Miller: [Into the Mystic] A first Playtest
Friday night I held the first Into the Mystic Playtest.  We played with Carl, his fiancé Adrian, Our good Friend Michele, my husband Michael and Myself.  Carl, Michele and Michael…
In Playtesting
Participants: Kat Miller, Czar Fnord, mneme.

5/17/2006 Frank T: [Aller Tage Abend] Brief History and Power 19
Today I’m going to post about my new project. This post is meant as a source to point people to in discussions to come. I am not looking for specific…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Frank T.

5/17/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: We Broke Capes
So last night my group got together and played a little Capes, and it... really didn't work. I'm not entirely sure why. The Players & Characters: I myself played Moose-Boy,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Vaxalon, drnuncheon, Miskatonic, jburneko, TheCzech, TonyLB, Tuxboy, Kai_lord.

5/17/2006 jrs: Trollbabe music
I've been tinkering with my personal "Wanna be a Trollbabe" playlist.  It remains subject to my whim, but in the off chance it may be of interest, here's the contents…
In Adept Press
Participants: jrs, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Dav, John Harper, Miskatonic.

5/17/2006 DensityMan: Graphic Designers (split)
Sorry to dig up old posts like this, but thought it better than starting anew... Is there a resource available for start-ups who are looking for a layout artist? We're…
In Publishing
Participants: DensityMan, Ron Edwards, nikola, playbywiki, Justin D. Jacobson, dwalton97060, Docbrown, gpetersz.

5/17/2006 Lxndr: Ensemble: New Twisted Confessions Project
All the game ideas I've spent years considering, I'm still considering, but meanwhile, another idea has come at me like a thief in the night, and has pounced.  The result,…
In Twisted Confessions
Participants: Lxndr, Mike Holmes, Thunder_God.

5/18/2006 ssfsx17: Wrangling with wording
The system I am designing is based on ten-sided dice pools. The success of a die roll is determined by a difficulty number which defaults to five. Rolling higher is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ssfsx17, Oscar Evans.

5/18/2006 Saile: Some questions (including "Another Approach to Ganging up")
Hi! I haven't played this game before, but I've heard good things about it and, having read the book, I am looking forward to trying it. However, I think there…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Saile.

5/18/2006 rikiwarren: Conflict Resolution System
Hi, One problem I've noticed in many games is that GMs try to create conflict within the game largely through the game mechanics. For example, character A has to scale…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rikiwarren, TonyLB, ssfsx17, Oscar Evans, Madheretic.

5/18/2006 Ron Edwards: [D&D 3.0/3.5] Spells and swords - fight!
Hello, For context and previous play, check out the threads The kid two houses down and Skill combat and blood drinking. We played our third session…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Asteele, cdr, Jinx, James_Nostack, Dav, mneme, John Harper, Czar Fnord, rafial, Technocrat13, Mark Woodhouse, Noon, Aaron, TheTris, xeperi, Storn, Web_Weaver, Miskatonic, ffilz, r_donato, greyorm, buzz, Melinglor, Sydney Freedberg, JMendes, Roger, Calithena, Caldis, jesterina, Ian Charvill, Jasper the Mimbo, Mike Holmes.

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