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5/25/2006 Valamir: Universalis Revised Update
The first pass at the layout is back from Matt Snyder.  I think it looks very sharp with some new graphical elements giving it a more updated look. Right now…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, Tony Irwin, Aaron Smith, tetsujin28.

5/25/2006 donovan75: Zombie game, help with concepts "normal people in ubearable situations"
First off thanks for checking this out.I posted this in another forum and would like your ideas and advice. Alright heres my problem. I want to make a rpg and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: donovan75, Castlin, Unarmed, Oscar Evans, daHob, Grail-Shadowblade, majcher, sean2099.

5/25/2006 jaw6: Question about trait requirements
It's not clear to me how to work with trait requirements. In other words, "are the trait requirement retrograde prerequisites, or anterograde requirements?" I may be making this harder than…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: jaw6, Thor Olavsrud.

5/25/2006 Willow: Fantasy Atlases
Hey all- I don't recall what thread I read it in, and it was from a while back, but it was something to the effect of "alot of game designers…
In Publishing
Participants: Willow, pells, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, Kobayashi, Wolfen, philaros, Ron Edwards, Dav, Valamir, Eero Tuovinen, Miskatonic, Black Iris Dancer, Czar Fnord.

5/25/2006 sirogit: [Polaris] Memento, with ice castles and lightsabres.
Second session: We had a little bit more time for this session, but it was still pretty short. On the other hand, we're appreciating how the brevity of the sessions…
In Actual Play
Participants: sirogit, demiurgeastaroth, Ben Lehman, GreatWolf, Raquel.

5/25/2006 skie: TMW - The Mountain Witch Question regarding conflict resolution
Hi, I just  bought TMW and am very exited to run it. I've read everything I could find on this site about it and am still unclear on exactly how…
In Actual Play
Participants: skie, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

5/25/2006 Lisa Padol: [Sorcerer] Link to Ninth Session Write Up
I've posted the write up of the ninth session of our Sorcerer campaign here: http://community.livejournal.com/labcats/12699.html#cutid1 One more write up is in progress, and we're hoping to have another session soon.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lisa Padol.

5/25/2006 dindenver: Re: Design docs
Hi!   I have a couple of talented artist friends, each has offered to do a little work for my book. I created a simple design doc with a wish…
In Publishing
Participants: dindenver, devilbunny, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, Valamir.

5/24/2006 mratomek: Wanted: Playtesters--if you like minis and RPG, this one is for you
Monster Rules is a multi-genre miniatures adventure game that combines the flexibility of an RPG with the head-to-head play of a table-top minis game. You can use the rules to…
In Connections
Participants: mratomek.

5/24/2006 Lxndr: [Ensemble] 9th Hell: The Family at 316 John Street
The first playtest of Ensemble happened on the indie-netgaming IRC channel Monday night. Characters and other record sheets available here:  http://www.twistedconfessions.com/confessional/index.php?n=Ensemble.HomePage We had five players - Ivan, Dave, Chris, Brendon,…
In Playtesting
Participants: Lxndr, dindenver, iLikeSpoons.

5/24/2006 Johan Granberg: Crappety crap crap.
I ordered Polaris (along with some other stuff, but Polaris was the real reason i placed the order) from IPR a couple of weeks ago and have been itching to…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Johan Granberg, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen.

5/24/2006 Gaerik: Descriptors: What's the big deal?
I've been reading advice on creating one sheets and prepping for Sorcerer play and creating new Descriptors customized for the setting gets a fair amount of press.  Why is this? …
In Adept Press
Participants: Gaerik, Alan, Valamir, jburneko, Bankuei, Ron Edwards, The_Tim, Sydney Freedberg, Paka, Old_Scratch.

5/24/2006 TonyLB: [Motive and Opportunity] The Perversions of Lord Dunham
Playtested the "Motive and Opportunity" mini-game on the Foundry.  Here's the log if people want the blow-by-blow. The game is almost entirely mechanics free, but nicely structured.  There's a murder. …
In Playtesting
Participants: TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg.

5/24/2006 Kat Miller: [EverLARP] Piper’s Court
Ok this is a LARP, but the mechanics and the plot are mine even if its set in “Everway” I ran the LARP for the second time on Sunday.  I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Kat Miller, Czar Fnord, Julian, mneme, c, Lisa Padol.

5/24/2006 Frank T: [Grimm d20] Yeah, let’s roll for Attributes!
Last weekend was NordCon. I played PtA again, which didn’t kick off quite as much as usual, and TSoY, which really rocked. And then there was Saturday evening. We had…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T.

5/24/2006 James Buchanan: My "Fantasy Heartbreaker" ;)
Hey there, I wanted to get some feedback on a collection of mechanics that I have been developing. A lot of it draws inspiration from The Riddle of Steel and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: James Buchanan, Ron Edwards, Hermes3, charles ferguson.

5/24/2006 Davaris: RPGs for the Computer
I have a question for everyone. What or who do you use for art for your books? Whenever I've approached artists, the prices they quote are very expensive. Are there…
In Publishing
Participants: Davaris, Graham Walmsley, jeremycoatney, gpetersz.

5/24/2006 Nev the Deranged: So my copy of It Was a Mutual Decision arrived, wee!
I'm psyched to try and sneak this into my regular board gaming group and see if I can make it sing. In the interest of that, I'm pondering taking a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

5/23/2006 Hans: [Actual Play] Capes in Missassauga, a forensic analysis
Hi all: Well, we have jointly decided to put our Capes game on hold here in Ontario, after 5 sessions.  That does not mean we will not play Capes in…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, jaw6, Bret Gillan, drnuncheon, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg, nicolasfueyo.

5/23/2006 MatrixGamer: [Engle Matrix Game] Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE DEAD DUKE This is the Matrix Game scenario that I have run the most. I first ran it in 1997 and I officially…
In Actual Play
Participants: MatrixGamer.

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5/25/2006 Palaskar: Playtesters wanted for Setting/Play-customizable RPG
Hi there, this is Palaskar (Michael Mendoza,) and I'm on the latest revision of my RPG, Signature. The current version, 10.x, is designed to allow the playgroup to customize play…
In Connections
Participants: Palaskar.

5/25/2006 hurtmypony: [D&d 3.5 / Donjon] Lengthy and Rambling Very First Post
Well, it all started out with an old school friend of mine getting a pre-made family when he married a divorcee.  A few months back, after being married for a…
In Actual Play
Participants: hurtmypony, Sydney Freedberg, Noon, greyorm, Ron Edwards, xenopulse, JMendes, Storn, r_donato.

5/25/2006 Matt: [Covenant]Boston Legal
Following on from previous discussions on revising the scenario design text. I'm posting particularly about those changes, since I'm really pleased with how they turned out. I did a runthrough…
In Playtesting
Participants: Matt.

5/26/2006 Adam Biltcliffe: [Mechaton] Giant robot combat, up close and dirty
So last night a friend and I, finding ourselves with an evening free and a big pile of lego, decided to give Mechaton a go. I've no doubt that we…
In lumpley games
Participants: Adam Biltcliffe, nikola, lumpley, ahdok, Valamir, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth.

5/26/2006 Willow: [Shattered Vistas] Bidding Mechanics?
The core mechanic of the Shattered Vistas is essentially a die pool with resource bidding:  you start with an initial pool of d6s, add extra dice by spending points from…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Willow, c, Lewis Flanagan, J Tolson.

5/26/2006 joepub: [Perfect] Vengeance is a dish best served with a rock.
So, tonight I ran a playtest of Perfect, with two close friends: Mat, and Spooner. (a link to the game is in my sig) A bit on set-up: We talked…
In Playtesting
Participants: joepub, dindenver, Darcy Burgess, Dumirik.

5/26/2006 Darcy Burgess: [Domus] - Defending is for suckers!
Domus (see sig) has been going through a severe overhaul.  The last round of playtesting revealed that the game's strength lies in a gm-less, fully "co-opetitive" format.  So, that's what…
In Playtesting
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Everspinner.

5/26/2006 joshua neff: alternate hero advancement
I have a problem with the HeroQuest rules: Hero Points. I’m good with them being used to bump success levels in contests, but I hate that they’re used to improve…
In HeroQuest
Participants: joshua neff, Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, Hobbitboy, ( o Y o ), CCW, charles ferguson, mneme, Doyce, fredrikr, soviet, sebastianz, Lxndr, TheLHF.

5/26/2006 Nigel Evans: [TSOY] Arthurian game – setting and character creation
I’ve just started running a TSOY game set in a non-historical Dark Ages Britain.  It came about from wanting to do a fairly low-prep game, and me liking the look…
In CRN Games
Participants: Nigel Evans, Paka.

5/27/2006 Thunder_God: [Cranium Rats] Beta Version 2.0 Up!
Many people had told me my game is unclear, hard to read, hard to follow. For you people I've re-written most of the rules section, codifying, clarifying, grouping. Get the…
In Connections
Participants: Thunder_God.

5/27/2006 DeviantBoi: Can anyone suggest some combat formulas based on this data?
I love playing RPGs and dreaming up stories and scenarios ... but when it comes to creating a system, I just suck. :( After looking at most systems, I decided…
In First Thoughts
Participants: DeviantBoi, dindenver, Noon, rikiwarren, steelcaress, Rothe, CrookedBroomstick, Sydney Freedberg, Mike Holmes, Hereward The Wake, greyorm, Jixxala, btrc, nikola.

5/27/2006 azrianni: [Donjon] 'splain "sharp weapons" to me
OK.  I'm looking at table 3-2 (weapons and armor) and trying to figure out the +1 for "sharp weapons."  Is that saying that any weapon that qualifies as "sharp" has…
In CRN Games
Participants: azrianni, ldd23, Mike Holmes, eruditus.

5/27/2006 btrc: Origins Awards - Vote Indie!
[Cross-posted to Endeavor] Which is to say, vote for me, since I think I'm the [i]only[/i] indie designer on the list this year...;) And, there are of course other deserving…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, abzu.

5/28/2006 Jasper: City of Birds on the Foundry
Last night I was very happy to playtest City of Birds on the Foundry (which I only recently discovered). Commiserations over the lack of Dr. Who led to a several-hour…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jasper, TonyLB.

5/28/2006 CrookedBroomstick: I need questions to answer
Hey all,     I've been working on this game mechanic which I plan to be the foundation for a setting I've also got in the works.  I know how…
In First Thoughts
Participants: CrookedBroomstick, TonyLB, dindenver, Rothe, Mike Holmes, joepub, Miedvied.

5/28/2006 JMendes: [DitV] Quickie: Disconnect between arenas and fallout die sizes
Hey, :) This is just a quickie. I think I'm reading this right, but I wanted to make sure. Arenas: Non-physical: Acuity+Heart Physical: Body+Heart Fighting: Body+Will Gunfighting: Acuity+Will Fallout Dice:…
In lumpley games
Participants: JMendes, Everspinner, demiurgeastaroth, Nicolas Crost, WhiteRat, lumpley, oreso.

5/28/2006 madelf: Leasing rights & independence
I'm posting this as a split from this thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19891.0 because I think it's a little off track for that topic. Some of the later comments in that thread got…
In Publishing
Participants: madelf, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2006 Denise: ENnie Awards- Indy Titles Wanted!
Hey all, I've just been going through the list of submissions for this year's Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (the ENnies), and am noticing a distinct lack of Forge…
In Publishing
Participants: Denise, Thunder_God, Ben Lehman, jasonm, abzu, greyorm, btrc, Dav, Gaerik, Ron Edwards, Thor Olavsrud, andrew_kenrick, chadu, woodelf.

5/28/2006 abzu: The Truth is Out There
From Ken Hite's latest Out of the Box essay. http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=190 Now for a little silver lining. One advantage that we have in the RPG market is that our customers --…
In Publishing
Participants: abzu, Michael S. Miller, Valamir, Ron Edwards, btrc.

5/28/2006 Ron Edwards: Coolest, funnest Eurovision song winner EVER
Finland won! I know, it took me a bit to get around to posting it here. I was busy. But if you haven't seen the video yet, you just gotta:…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, demiurgeastaroth, Miskatonic, Everspinner, Nev the Deranged, Arturo G., ocasta.

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