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5/30/2006 hurtmypony: GNS Mention in Paranoia XP
Don't know if this is common knowledge, or if it is the right place to post it, or even if it is a good idea to post after seeing the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: hurtmypony, Ron Edwards, Marhault, Graham Walmsley.

5/30/2006 hurtmypony: [Donjon] Session Two: A Snake In The Grass
Starring: Jack created a new character:  “Frak”.  A pygmy warrior with a blowgun and what I can only identify as a “Swiss Army Mouth”.  He can bite and latch on…
In Actual Play
Participants: hurtmypony, greyorm, Noon, Miskatonic, Ron Edwards.

5/30/2006 Keith Senkowski: [Actual Play] The Smith Apocalypse
First off, all the pieces of this puzzle can be seen here.  This is versions of the various worksheets I use for the game, which are all a part of…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski, KVargo, O. Rodriguez.

5/29/2006 Der_Renegat: Mooks, Deer and contest consequences - a matter of style ???
Mike Holmes said: Mooks exist as an extension of a group. If they die, there's another to take it's place, meaning the source of potential challenge isn't removed. So you…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Der_Renegat, barna284, Bankuei, Mike Holmes, Tim Ellis, alexandre santos, fredrikr.

5/29/2006 eah: Afraid: The Beast Who Was Cyn
Players in my game (cdr) do not read! The idea here is a straightforward face-stomping physical monster that thrives on conflict and is likely to suborn victims to become acolytes/slaves,…
In lumpley games
Participants: eah, agony.

5/29/2006 fredrikr: [Shadow World] First adventure: An Untold Tale of Reif Maglean
Hello all. As a system exercise, Mike Holmes has been helping me convert a character from my HARP/Shadow World game to HeroQuest. I've been talking to player of said character,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: fredrikr, Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes.

5/29/2006 Adam Kleizer: [La famiglia] Creating mechanics in place of blind spots
Hello everybody! Please look at the previous topic for a link to the game and some changes introduced to the latest version. About playtests First of all, let me apologize…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Adam Kleizer.

5/29/2006 lee-anne: PTA: Gun of Truth
Last Monday at a convention, I played my first game of Primetime Adventures with four strangers and an old friend. I'm pretty sure all of us were new to narrative…
In Actual Play
Participants: lee-anne, jasonm.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

5/27/2006 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.

5/27/2006 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 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 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.

5/26/2006 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.

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5/30/2006 Sara Adyms: -Playtesters needed- for "Sactum : The Fallout"
Alright, I'm done lurking in the corners.  (even if forums aren't my forte) I'm not ready to actually publish details just yet, but I am looking for interested parties in…
In Connections
Participants: Sara Adyms.

5/30/2006 c: [Outside] Getting beat up with blind spots.
So I conducted my first playtest of Outside on Saturday, and it was great because it went so horribly. That is great because I had been waiting for a semi-annual…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, Jasper, jerry, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

5/30/2006 Green: Preventing munchkin behavior
I've just finished the most recent incarnation of Dramatikos.  In short, it is an interactive storytelling game.  The players each use action and narration to portray one or more roles.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Green, Ron Edwards, dindenver, Filip Luszczyk, Gaerik, GreatWolf, Jasper, Mike Holmes, baron samedi, LemmingLord, Valamir.

5/30/2006 mratomek: [Monser Rules]: Dragon's Forge Fantasy Game
This past Saturday, I ran a Monster Rules demo called Dragon’s Forge, a fantasy-setting game for two or more players. The scenario was a 2-part adventure that lasted about 2…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek.

5/31/2006 Bill Masek: [Monster Rules] An Outside Playtest
Intro: Over the past few years I've gotten into miniature games.  I have played a number of HeroClix tournaments and done fairly well.  I've collected a fair amount of HeroScape…
In Playtesting
Participants: Bill Masek, mratomek, Czar Fnord.

5/31/2006 matthijs: [PTA] Emergent ritual -> flow
Pretentious titles, we all love them. A phenomenon I've seen in every single PTA session I've played, both as player and producer, is that it takes some time to get…
In Actual Play
Participants: matthijs, GreatWolf.

5/31/2006 rgrassi: [Collapse]: Gathering ideas for a new 'strange' RPG, need collaboration
Diceless, Master-Less. If any of you wants to help me, you're welcome. Write me in private, thanks. Rob
In First Thoughts
Participants: rgrassi, jesterina, joepub, Mike Holmes.

5/31/2006 Pelgrane: Playtesters wanted for Esoterrorists and Unreality
We are looking for playtesters for two new games, one called Esoterrorists, written by Robin D Laws, the other Unreality written by Steve Dempsey. Please email me off-list simon@dyingearth.com and…
In Connections
Participants: Pelgrane, Thunder_God.

5/31/2006 mratomek: [Monster Rules]: Jurrasic Nightmare (Super Heroes)
Besides the fantasy demo of Monster Rules, I also ran a second game called Jurrasic Nightmare. The scenario was a super hero game that was also a 2-part adventure. Game…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek, Eric j M.

5/31/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: Los Angeles - Need players/designers for regular game night
[b]Short Form:[/b] A trio of game designers which began as a quintet are looking for folks to join us on a weekly basis in Los Angeles for an evening of…
In Connections
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Jasper the Mimbo.

5/31/2006 JimLotFP: LotFP: RPG... the next attempt.
So last time I was around these parts, some of my ideas got thumped fairly hard, I resisted, but I never got much further... So here's the next attempt. The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JimLotFP.

5/31/2006 Artanis: [Polaris] ... and now there are none who remember it
[b]Introduction[/b] I finally got around to playing Polaris with 3 close friends, who have been gaming with me since quite a few years. We know each other really well, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, GreatWolf, Ben Lehman.

6/1/2006 Valamir: Tell me about the physical quality
I'm in the process of collecting quotes for the Universalis Revised print job.  So far one of the most competitive quotes is from the same shop that did the last…
In Universalis
Participants: Valamir, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Aaron Smith, Andrew Morris, Arturo G., tetsujin28.

6/1/2006 dindenver: [Perfect] Dave's playtest report
Hi!   Tonight I GM'd a playtest session of Joe's Perfect RPG. Two peeps didn't show, but we sstill managed to muster, Darcy, Joe and myself.   We played via…
In Playtesting
Participants: dindenver, joepub, Darcy Burgess.

6/1/2006 preludetotheend: Alternatives to selling your material.
    Good day all I have been slowly finishing up work on my game and setting Reflections, and have been thinking of how I want to publish my game.…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Thunder_God.

6/1/2006 Eero Tuovinen: European fulfilment
Concerning the Essen thread, I've discussed the practicalities of mailing games to Europe with a couple of publishers. It's not cheap to ship to Europe, as I know from personal…
In Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen.

6/1/2006 khelek: Two Player - BadWrongFun
I hosted and played in my first Polaris game last night! In expectation of the difficulty of herding my friends into a single room I invited five (5!) players, all…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: khelek, Ben Lehman, Steven Stewart.

6/2/2006 TonyLB: What Mike Mulligan taught me about courage
Things have been quiet, so I'm going to indulge myself.  It's my forum, after all. As a child, my absolute, bar-none favorite story was Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, TheCzech, James_Nostack.

6/2/2006 Caesar_X: [Noir] Flashback mechanics
I've just started work on a game to capture the flavor of Film Noir like The Maltese Falcon and LA Confidential.  One of the early mechanics I wanted to include…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Caesar_X, Adam Dray, jasonm, Czar Fnord, Dumirik.

6/2/2006 Paka: Quote from R. Scott Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before
I'm only 74 pages into this novel and I'm not sure if I dig it yet. But this quote needed to be posted on this board, so here it is:…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Nev the Deranged, Calithena.

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