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5/19/2006 sean2099: Differences in writing 'adventures' for LARPs vs. Tabletop.
Hi all, I have never written a "formal" adventure for a LARP style game before.  I have played in them before and they seemed more spontaneous (little preparation beforehand.) So,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sean2099, c, Czar Fnord, Adam Dray, mneme, Graham Walmsley, Daemonworks, Sara Adyms, Mike Holmes, Lisa Padol, museleading, Ron Edwards.

5/18/2006 maddrjeffe: Ok, I just got the book yesterday...
Boy my mailman was relived, I was starting to scare him hanging out at the box when he showed up. First impressions, impressive cover, interior design and binding. All of…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: maddrjeffe, Matt Snyder, Luxferre.

5/18/2006 Grail-Shadowblade: [Raid Earth] Skills and Character Creation
Well I went out of my way to make to make a fancy PDF version to show you but I can't host it for you to look at anyway.... I…
In Endeavor
Participants: Grail-Shadowblade, KKinsane, Czar Fnord.

5/18/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: Retooling Drives & Exemplars
I'm gearing up for my Fantasy-flavored Capes game this summer, and we're looking at Drives and Exemplars.  I want to fiddle with them. Now, Drives serve two purposes: (a) they…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, TheCzech, Uhlrik, drnuncheon.

5/18/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: [Passages] Chargen Limits - Mechanical or Social?
Well, this is my first actual post here about a game I'm working on. Passages has actually been in development for over a year now. You can learn more about…
In Playtesting
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Tommi Brander, Bill Masek, CommonDialog, Ron Edwards.

5/18/2006 Hans: Action-Reaction a single unit
Hi all: Tony: over in story games, you said the following: Action: Use Ability to roll up a die Spend Debt to Split said die Reaction: Use Ability to roll…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans.

5/18/2006 DensityMan: [Ustio] Looking for help/suggestions/discussion - moving towards printing
First off, I love the fact that there is a forum for game designers to share their experiences, resources and pitfalls. Hope we can help some as well as absorb…
In Connections
Participants: DensityMan.

5/18/2006 playbywiki: [PlayByWiki] Marketing a wiki-based RPG
Simply put, "How?" I'm looking for any and all thoughts, ideas, directions, viral marketing suggestions, tips, tricks, inclinations, things to avoid, things to definitely do, etc. I've been in marketing…
In Publishing
Participants: playbywiki, Graham Walmsley.

5/18/2006 Pelgrane: Anyone here making a living from RPGs?
Is there any person who writing indie games who is making a full-time living from it? I'm just wondering how this compares with so-called mainstream RPG publishers (a number of…
In Publishing
Participants: Pelgrane, MatrixGamer, Gaerik, Ben Lehman, Joshua BishopRoby, joepub, Jake Richmond, guildofblades, Ron Edwards, GregStolze, Justin D. Jacobson, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir, greyorm, pells, LordSmerf, abzu.

5/18/2006 Yokiboy: Thoughts at First Look
Hello, I bought the book/PDF combo recently, and while I have yet to see the book, the PDF greatly impressed me (not technically, but the writing). Tony, your writing is…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Yokiboy.

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.

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 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 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.

5/17/2006 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.

5/17/2006 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 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 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 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 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.

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5/19/2006 charles ferguson: [DitV] Poll: Vanilla or Exotic?
I have my first game of Dogs tonight :D Before I got the rules, I was determined not to play the default setting. The whole God & Mormon thing just…
In lumpley games
Participants: charles ferguson, Ben Lehman, Vaxalon, khelek, Wolfen, ffilz, oliof.

5/19/2006 Domon: Other settings? Violence, academia, Harry Potter
[quote author=elgorade link=topic=16156.msg172545#msg172545 date=1122901089] *  Is it that we accept violence, even shootings, in the West?  I'm sure that is part of it.  I don't think it would be nearly…
In lumpley games
Participants: Domon, lumpley, Glendower, Vaxalon.

5/19/2006 mratomek: [Monster Rules] Fantasy
Finally, last night we played Monster Rules with a fantasy setting. I hosted the adventure, creating a simple three part scenario: 1. Knife in the dark 2. The Lost Crypt…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek, Melinglor.

5/19/2006 mratomek: Role Playing Game -- Without a GM!
I have working on a game for some time now--the public beta of the game will be posted on monday for everyone who is interested--which allows gamers to play fun…
In Endeavor
Participants: mratomek, jasonm, TonyLB, Noon.

5/19/2006 SabreCat: Observations from first two towns
Hullo all! I posted a while back asking for advice on my first session, and didn't really follow up on it.  Since then, though, I've run two towns (Boxelder Canyon…
In lumpley games
Participants: SabreCat, ffilz, nikola, lumpley, Ben Lehman, Claudia Cangini.

5/19/2006 M. J. Young: Origins?
Just yesterday someone was pressuring me to commit to appearing at Origins, and it suddenly occurred to me that I don't recall anyone here ever saying anything about selling games…
In Conventions
Participants: M. J. Young, inthisstyle, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Dav, Lisa Padol.

5/19/2006 agony: On Judgment and the Territorial Authority
A TA Claims officer/Tax collector (in relation to a small gold vein discovered at a town) is causing a bit of sin related to greed.  This town has been half-way…
In lumpley games
Participants: agony, Vaxalon, ffilz.

5/19/2006 lumpley: [1001 Nights] Falconer, Midwife, Dancer, Master of Sword
So it's Emily, Julia, me and Meg, playing Meg's game in development 10001 Nights. We've set up and we're just starting play. My character's the Sultan's favorite dancer. He's a…
In Playtesting
Participants: lumpley, Emily Care.

5/19/2006 Lewis Flanagan: Modular System Design – Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
    This is my first post in the Forge, so hello everyone. I have been making my own RPG systems for several years. I found John Kim’s list of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Lewis Flanagan, Graham Walmsley, Oscar Evans, ssfsx17, Noon, Tommi Brander, Thunder_God.

5/20/2006 Jason Newquist: Shipping... closer?
Joshua! When will you start shipping pre-ordered Caution Orange squares?
In glyphpress
Participants: Jason Newquist, nikola, Miskatonic, epweissengruber, Thunder_God, Valamir.

5/20/2006 klausok: Motivation aspects
We started character creation last Thursday. We did finish it, because not everybody showed up. Swapping back issues should be done with everybody present. We are 5 players, plus me…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: klausok.

5/20/2006 Hobbitboy: Messing with relationships?
In the "Request for assistance with Demo and my gaming woes" thread Mike Holmes makes the following statement... ... In fact I've been going a…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Hobbitboy, Mike Holmes, Web_Weaver.

5/20/2006 Hemdog560: Seeking freelance writers and game desginers
Bad Baby Productions is currently seeking freelance writers and game designers to begin working on expansions to the Worlds of Wonder RPG system. We are seeking both experienced and introductory…
In Connections
Participants: Hemdog560, Clay, Eero Tuovinen, jasonm.

5/20/2006 Kobayashi: 10 000 Mythic RPG
First of all, I'm new here, so hi to all ! I'm currently working on a rpg named 10 000 inspired by Xenophon's Anabasis: the story of ten thousands Greek…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Kobayashi, Lewis Flanagan, Noon, Oscar Evans, Daemonworks.

5/20/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Difficulties with stakes negotiation
Hello, all, :) So, we had a most excellent TSoY session last night, about which, a post in Actual Play will follow soon. While I compose that post, I'd like…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Ralek.

5/20/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Solid Gold
Hello, all, :) Oh, I am become happy. Happiness has occurred within me.* Last night, we finally played our fifth session of TSoY. I should tell you right off the…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Storn.

5/21/2006 Graham Walmsley: Publishing wiki
I put this together over the last week. It links to old Forge threads (and some other resources) to answer common questions like: how do I create a PDF? How…
In Publishing
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Willow.

5/21/2006 Frank T: Joint booth with Projekt Odyssee at Spiel in Essen/Germany?
“Spiel” is the game fair to be in Europe, this year 19 to 22 October. Previously discussed here and here. This weekend on NordCon, I was approached by the folks…
In Conventions
Participants: Frank T, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, oliof, Nicolas Crost, Nephilim, Emily Care, Daniela Nicklas, ( o Y o ), inthisstyle, jasonm, TonyLB, Blankshield, Zoombot, Yvie, Michael S. Miller, Paul Czege, ocasta, Justin D. Jacobson.

5/21/2006 Brand_Robins: Bitches in the Vineyard
In case any of you had missed it, the logs for Bitches in the Vineyard (all female Dog's game) are being posted here: http://www.spaceanddeath.com/sin_aesthetics/2006/05/bitv-logs-setup-and-session-1.html Hopefully the next two logs will…
In lumpley games
Participants: Brand_Robins.

5/21/2006 joepub: [Perfect] Playtest version up!
[url]http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/Perfect_RPG.php[/url] That is the playtest version of Perfect, right there! [b]In the final version of the game, there will be content about:[/b] -establishing who gets to set the scenes (what…
In Playtesting
Participants: joepub, Oscar Evans, Pelgrane.

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