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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.

3/25/2006 dindenver: [LoL] Encouraging Narration
Hi!   OK, I have a question from the design pros:   "How do you encourage the casual gamer, you know the kind who have only played 'mainstream games,' to…
In Endeavor
Participants: dindenver, Thunder_God, Shreyas Sampat, Selene Tan, Czar Fnord, Tommi Brander, Mike Holmes, Noon.

2/28/2006 dindenver: [LoL] New Version available!
Hi!   I simplified the combat system some and added a new step to character generation: Friends/Enemies.   Anyone care to take a look at it, tell me what you…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver.

2/28/2006 dindenver: [LoL] Too sensitive or not sensitive enough?
Hi!   So, something happened last Friday and I'm not sure what to do...   Tom loves punk music and lives the punk lifestyle as much as he is able.…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, joepub, Noon, Sydney Freedberg.

2/14/2006 dindenver: [LoL] New Player and New GM equals bad mojo
Hi!   OK, My Thursday Playtest group is IRL and we get a new player this week. They come from a CRPG background and have never played a Tabletop RPG…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, TonyLB, Sydney Freedberg, Adam Dray, Paka, Joshua BishopRoby, Valamir, nsruf, Noon, c.

2/8/2006 dindenver: [LoL] On-Line Campaign
Hi   OK, the game system is mine. And we are playing on-line using VASSAL every Saturday night.   The players are:   Cheryl - My wife, she has really…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, Adam Dray.

2/1/2006 dindenver: [LoL] Equipment?
Hi!   People have asked me, why do I have an equipement list? Unfortunately, that question was accompanied by a lot of other question that demanded more attention from me.…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, stefoid, Noon, IagainstI, Selene Tan, GreatWolf, Joshua BishopRoby, ffilz, CSBone, Sydney Freedberg, Eero Tuovinen, Sempiternity, Tommi Brander.

1/28/2006 dindenver: [Legends of Lanasia]
Hi!   My game is called Legends of Lanasia. It is a 2d6 system that is easy to learn and play. 1.) What is your game about? Sword and Sorcery…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, IagainstI, Nathan, joepub.

1/25/2006 dindenver: [Marketing] Looking ahead
Hi!   My book has finally gotten to a point (still needs a good edit) where I am close to publishing. Eventually, I want to sell for profit. But I…
In Publishing
Participants: dindenver, daMoose_Neo, guildofblades, Matt, JakeVanDam.

1/9/2006 dindenver: [LoL] New Version is out today!
Hi!   Anyone who has time, the new version is available at: http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_8/201000/201024/1/preview/Legends_of_Lanasia_RPG_Beta.pdf   I just need art and a good edit.
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, Adam Dray, joepub, Troy_Costisick, Noon.

12/22/2005 dindenver: [LoL] Custom Talent system
Hi!   Every character in my game has one Talent. The system to design Telents is easily customizable and is an analog system, you can use it to create stuff…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, Nogusielkt, MikeSands.

12/12/2005 dindenver: [LoL] New Mechanic
Hi!   I need to come up with a new mechanic and I am drawing a blank. MAybe you guys can help?   What my game is about, at its…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, Arturo G., Mark Johnson, Eero Tuovinen, dunlaing, Noon, Sydney Freedberg, nikola, Adam Dray.

12/11/2005 dindenver: [LoL] No one using Luck
Hi!   I've run two sessions (about 5 hours of gaming, no combat so far) and none of the characters have used luck. Even when an NPC informed them they…
In Actual Play
Participants: dindenver, Noon, Eero Tuovinen, mutex, Sydney Freedberg.

12/8/2005 dindenver: [LoL] Strength or Prowess
Hi!   There are two skills I am not very confident on: Melee and Slashing. Slashing is any slashing or cutting weapon that relies on the edge of a blade…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, Joshua BishopRoby, Nathan P., Mark Johnson, Eero Tuovinen, JarrodHenry, Adam Dray, Noon, nikola.

12/6/2005 dindenver: What belongs in a demo version?
Hi!   I want to put a "Lite" or demo version on the web, but what belongs in it?   Is it the background that will entice the reader of…
In Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Valamir, GreatWolf, MatrixGamer, joepub, Joshua BishopRoby.

12/2/2005 dindenver: [LoL] New name round 2
Hi!   I guess since there is a Legends of Alyria game, here's a new round of naming suggestions, please tell me which you think is cooler: Legends of Lore…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, Ben Lehman, Malcolm, Troy_Costisick, GreatWolf.

12/1/2005 dindenver: [LoL]
Hi!   Lands of Lore is the name of a CRPG, here are other possible names I am thinking of using: <a href="mailto:DInDenver@yahoo.com?Subject=Legends of Lanasia">Legends of Lanasia</a> <a href="mailto:DInDenver@yahoo.com?Subject=Legends of…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: dindenver, Troy_Costisick, Eero Tuovinen, John Harper, Malckuss, Mark Johnson.

11/28/2005 dindenver: Psionics in a fantasy setting?
Hi!   Do you feel that Psionics are appropriate for a sword and sorcery fantasy setting?   Are psionics too sci fi? Do they have a bad rep because of…
In RPG Theory
Participants: dindenver, Troy_Costisick, Eero Tuovinen, Durgil, HMT, Mike Holmes, Andrew Morris, Noon, Justin Marx, Ethesis, M. J. Young.

11/28/2005 dindenver: Greetings!
Hi!   I am new to these forums. I have been gaming since about 1980. I have desinged a couple of homebrew systems. But now I am getting serious about…
In Site Discussion
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, Arturo G., Victor Gijsbers, Ron Edwards, Venerable Player.

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9/2/2006 dindenver: [LoL] Chargen idea
Hi!   I'm pretty happy with the character generation rules of LoL, but there is one part that always sort of nagged at the back of my mind: GM approval…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, anders_larsen.

1/29/2008 dindenver: Clarifications
Hi!   I am getting ready to start a pretty serious SoY (Revised) campaign soon and I want to get it right the first time if possible (before now I…
In CRN Games
Participants: dindenver, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, Frank Tarcikowski, shadowcourt, apoptosis.

1/30/2008 dindenver: [TSOY] Settign question
Hi!   Sometimes I miss settings details, so I just want to double check (and I know you said do what you want with the setting, but I like to…
In CRN Games
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt.

2/8/2008 dindenver: [SoY] More noobie questions
Hi!   OK, here they come, please be gentle: 1) Where does bonus dice fall in IIEE? My guess is in the second "I" 2) I have a misunderstanding, when…
In CRN Games
Participants: dindenver, shadowcourt, oliof, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/11/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] Life Path System, whadya think?
Hi!   http://tsoy.crngames.com/Dave%27s_Life_Path_System   What do you guys think?   Some of the verbage is still sloppy, but the keys, secrets and abilities are near final...
In CRN Games
Participants: dindenver, oliof, Rich F.

4/7/2008 dindenver: [CRN] Ack! What?
Clinton, Anyone?   Why is this in Inactive Forums?
In CRN Games
Participants: dindenver, Troels.

6/11/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Simple Chargen
Hi!   I was trying to come up with a way to make a Supers game without the laundry list of powers. I think I have it, let me know…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, Arturo G., Filip Luszczyk.

6/12/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Mechanics so far
Hi!   So, this is the starting framework for the mechanics so far: In order to resolve a conflict, we need to know 3 things: 1) What Traits your character…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, ChadDubya, Will, Arturo G., Filip Luszczyk.

6/23/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Grit
Hi!   OK, the regular resolution mechanics are kind of straight forward. So, I wanted to "kick it up a notch!"   So,I came up with Grit. This is a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, Will.

6/25/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Power 19
Hi!   Luke Crane, John Wick, and Jared Sorensen came up with the Big Three questions of Game Design. Then, Troy Cristisick came up with the Power 19, a way…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver.

6/29/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Setting so far...
Hi!   I really am looking to brainstorm this out a bit (I have some criteria, but other than that, its all flexible). Here is where I am starting from:…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, whiteknife, chronoplasm, Will, Ken.

7/13/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Break my chargen system, please!
Hi!   I was trying to come up with a way to make a Supers game without the laundry list of powers. I think I have it, but I need…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, Vulpinoid, Paul Czege, Ken, jag.

7/18/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] What would you do?
Hi!   OK, here is the scenario, see if you can break my resolution mechanics please.   You are playing Guillermo Perez, his stats are as follows: Super Stretching (Super,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver.

8/21/2008 dindenver: [ditv[ Say yes or roll the dice question
Vincent,   Are there any tips, tricks or nuances to "Say yes or roll the dice"?   I am designing a game that is going to rely on it heavily…
In lumpley games
Participants: dindenver, lumpley, daniel_yokomizo, Roger.

9/19/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Brainstorming - Grit
Hi!,   I wanted to get input on my game, see if there is anything cool I can do with Grit to make it more fun.   OK, so the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, chronoplasm.

11/6/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] My little corner of Near, what do you think?
All,   OK, so I am setting up some factions for a small corner of Near.   I created a little place called Sanctum. Its a new Marldor castle town…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen.

11/8/2008 dindenver: Pronunciation - Khale
All,   I got conflicting feedback.   A lot of people say it rhymes with "ale" and that makes sense.   But, in the book it seems to indicate khaleans…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, oliof, simonjberger.

11/10/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] Words of Zu, how powerful are they?
All,   I am prepping for a campaign soon (maybe in about a month) and one thing I am not clear on is the relative power of a Zu (Or…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt.

11/12/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] S.C.A.N.
All,   I have trouble remembering what each letter of IIEE means and what steps are involved. So, I came up with my own acronym: S - Set Stakes. This…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen.

11/16/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] World-wide Maldorian Empire: Local myth or slice of history?
All,   If we look at the descriptions of the various cultures, two things strike me: 1) Each of the nations have their own localized history in their description 2)…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt.

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