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6/6/2006 agony: [Afraid]Eris, Empress of Chaos and Entropy
Eris will be utilized tomorrow night in an Afraid playtest set in 1920's Chi-town Eris, Empress of Chaos and Entropy Eris, an avid philosopher, became fascinated with the ideology and…
In lumpley games
Participants: agony.

6/6/2006 greyorm: Starting up D&D with the kids
Saturday nights are family night around our house once we've got the youngest two in bed, as their idea of playing a game is stealing everyone else's pieces every two…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, ffilz, Valamir, cpeterso, charles ferguson, John Harper, Storn, Clay, Czar Fnord, Gaerik, Noon, Mike Holmes, Adam Dray, Calithena, Miskatonic.

6/6/2006 Lisa Padol: [Sorcerer] Link to Tenth Session Write Up
The link to the tenth session write up is here: http://community.livejournal.com/labcats/13720.html#cutid1 -Lisa Padol
In Actual Play
Participants: Lisa Padol.

6/5/2006 zmook: [AG&G] Novices at narrativism
So it's been more than a year since I've actually managed to play in a role-playing game.  The problem hasn't been lack of interest so much as lack of time…
In Playtesting
Participants: zmook, Mike Holmes, charles ferguson, lumpley.

6/5/2006 Keith Senkowski: The Ruins at Vladick's Crossing
We open up the new weekly posting of content for Conspiracy of Shadows with a look at Vladick's Crossing.  Today we set the stage for the rest of the week…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski.

6/5/2006 knicknevin: [AEgypt] Are Per Centiles Still Fashionable?
I'm currently contemplating a pulp adventure game set in Egypt at the turn of the century: lots of mythology and action in the style of The Mummy and I'm considering…
In First Thoughts
Participants: knicknevin, jasonm, Czar Fnord, Valamir, Miskatonic, Joshua BishopRoby, Mike Holmes, Gasten.

6/5/2006 Mike Holmes: Flat Characters
[quote]In both instances the characters are completely flat and transparent, they are simply a tool for the players to act in the reality of the game. They have no personnal…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, barna284, alexandre santos, Arturo G., Vaxalon, Bryan_T.

6/5/2006 Mike Holmes: Some Simulationism Concerns
This thread was originated from comments made here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19987.15 This is an usefull summary on your thinking on the so-called GNS model (I admit I did not have the nerve…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, alexandre santos, Bryan_T.

6/5/2006 Dumirik: [Kin] Pain and Intimacy
Right, so this is Kin, and its about sex, and love, being in a family and pathological narcissism. Also people's souls getting ripped out and shit, but thats sort of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dumirik, TonyLB, Bill Masek, c, joepub.

6/5/2006 Nev the Deranged: It Was a Mutual Decision... heterocentric?
I was thinking about which of my friends might be interested in playing, and I realized not all of them consider a male/female dating relationship standard. So I'm just wondering…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, John Harper.

6/4/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] Rat Moon Drags On
Hey, all, :) This is all in the sequence of this stuff here. We had our sixth TSoY session last night (and yes, I'm counting them). Unless something utterly surprising…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards, Ralek.

6/4/2006 IAmSwiftness: Does Clinton Have AIM?
Just curious, as it would be interesting to run some ideas by him in real time.
In CRN Games
Participants: IAmSwiftness, Ben Lehman.

6/3/2006 Gaerik: [Adventure Game Engine] Tempting your opponent into Conflict
You can read some basic information about AGE on my blog, http://kairoscreative.blogspot.com/.  Here's my quandary though... AGE play revolves around Quests.  Quests don't necessarily mean "Get the McGuffin."  They can…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Gaerik, John Harper, TonyLB, oreso, Filip Luszczyk, Joshua BishopRoby, Mike Holmes, Gasten.

6/3/2006 iankevinmcdonald: [Component Only] Testing out various adjectives for use instead of numbers
Hi, I'm not sure exactly which forum to post this in. I'm choosing playtesting because: It is playtesting, it's just that most people don't playtest a single component of…
In Playtesting
Participants: iankevinmcdonald, joepub, Czar Fnord, slade the sniper, abjourne.

6/2/2006 Hans: [Dust Devils] First session a riot! w/questions
Hello: My first session as Dealer of Dust Devils was a riot, and apparently a hit with the players.  Thanks a LOT to Eero for the advice he posted to…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Hans, Eero Tuovinen.

6/2/2006 Darcy Burgess: [Drill] - Vive la Résistance!
[b][i][color=Red]Vive la Résistance![/color][/i][/b] a high-stakes drill [color=Blue][u]Introduction[/u] a word on black-balling[/color] I don't know where the term originated, but the first time I heard it used was in reference to…
In Endeavor
Participants: Darcy Burgess.

6/2/2006 droog: [HQ] Dark Ages - historical narrativism
I've been working up to playing a game set in the 'real' 5th century AD for quite some time. It all started with Pendragon, which, while I enjoyed the schlocky…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, Mike Holmes, Tancred, beingfrank, Nigel Evans.

6/2/2006 makeshiftwings: Narrativist system suggestions?
Hello all; I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum to post this question in. I'm trying to do some research on more Narrativist-style RP systems, and trying…
In First Thoughts
Participants: makeshiftwings, Adam Dray, dindenver, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer, Gasten.

6/2/2006 joepub: [Perfect] Varying roles of narration, collaboration
So… tonight I ran a third playtest of Perfect. (second in-person play). I think that everything that went successfully tonight… went well because the same things had gone less-than-optimally during…
In Playtesting
Participants: joepub.

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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6/6/2006 Gugliandalf: [DitV] Unopposed conflicts newbie question
Well-met to everyone. I just had my maiden flight on sunday (Liberty Branch) and it went GREAT from all POWs, players were two very experienced players and two real newbies,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Gugliandalf, Warren.

6/6/2006 ettn: Alan Neill - our loss
I feel a little strange posting such terrible news here, when I know many of you won't have a clue who I'm talking about. However, the Forge and all the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: ettn, Ron Edwards.

6/6/2006 MatrixGamer: In House production for the upcoming convention season.
I want to describe what I'm doing this year for production so people who do in house production or are interested in that can see one way of doing it.…
In Publishing
Participants: MatrixGamer, guildofblades, philreed, komradebob.

6/6/2006 Mike Holmes: Play Example Explanation
Alexandre was inquiring about what my play is like mechanically from what he's seen in the logs here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19987.15 I was thinking more about publishing…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mike Holmes, alexandre santos, Valamir.

6/6/2006 Keith Senkowski: Those Who Live Below
We continue the new weekly posting of content for Conspiracy of Shadows with a look at Those That Live Below.  Today I get the pleasure of introducing you to the…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski.

6/7/2006 Vaxalon: Jedi Dogs recording
I managed to get a clean recording of a Jedi Dogs session. Warning: It's almost 100 megs.  It'll take a while to download. http://www.thesmerf.com/vaxalon/Jedi_Dogs.mp3
In lumpley games
Participants: Vaxalon, lumpley, Miskatonic.

6/7/2006 charles ferguson: [TOTSG] First playtest: Session1
Throne Of The Spider God : First Playtest, Session 1 Two weeks ago I had the first TOTSG playtest. There were myself, Grant, & Stuart, all in our 30's. Stuart's…
In Playtesting
Participants: charles ferguson, Mike Holmes.

6/7/2006 Rayston: Another Artist,
My Girlfriend is a professional Artist and would be willing to do art for RPG books at reasonable rates. http://www.pthaloworld.com her contact info is on the site. Thanx Rayston
In Connections
Participants: Rayston.

6/7/2006 WorldSaversInc: [Anti-Pool] Unsure of where to go
Hi, I am currently running a game using the Anti-Pool variation by Mark Whithers.  The premise or theme of the game is essentially Unbreakable or that normal people have abilities…
In Actual Play
Participants: WorldSaversInc, Mike Holmes, Matthew Glover, Andrew Norris.

6/7/2006 IMAGinES: [Heavy Gear 2nd. Ed. - Black Talon] The Plot Hole Problem
Back in this thread, which I think I managed to close down with my own rudeness – I just re-read Clinton's posting rules which explained why line-by-line replies are rude,…
In Actual Play
Participants: IMAGinES, Immunis, Mike Holmes, contracycle, r_donato.

6/7/2006 Johan Granberg: [AG&G]
I finally managed to get a group together for some AG&G, a game I've been dying to play since Vincent first posted it. We decided to skip our regular PTA-game…
In Playtesting
Participants: Johan Granberg, lumpley, zmook.

6/7/2006 Immunis: [Basic D&D] Module B1: In Search of Adventure
Hi my name is Julian and this is the first session report that I have done for the forge or anywhere else. I am writing this report for three reasons.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Immunis, Mike Holmes, Badelaire.

6/7/2006 zmook: [AG&G] Treasure-hunter vs Bureaucrat vs Head
I posted a playtest of AG&G to Actual Play, but didn't get any comment.  Should I have posted it here, instead? http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20027.0#msg209585
In lumpley games
Participants: zmook, lumpley.

6/7/2006 Keith Senkowski: The Four Who Are One
We continue the new weekly posting of content for Conspiracy of Shadows with a look at The Four Who Are One.  They are the deadliest and most zealous servants of…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski, kushniro.

6/7/2006 Dev: [Dust Devils] Low-card narration
Has there been discussion of letting the player with the low card be the narrator, as opposed to the high-card? Has anyone tried it out? I vaguely recall such discussions…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Dev, Matt Snyder.

6/7/2006 redivider: Heads of State: editing great leader Kim Jong Il
Judson, Joshua & I played New Edition, one of my 9 short games about tyrants. The dictator has died, and players are members of a committee of high-ranking regime officials…
In Playtesting
Participants: redivider.

6/7/2006 jenskot: [Afraid] devotion
We played on Sunday (6/3/2006). For those unfamiliar with Afraid, please check out: http://www.lumpley.com/comment.php?entry=201 http://www.lumpley.com/comment.php?entry=200 There were 5 players including myself. I GMed. The players are primarily performers who LOVE…
In Playtesting
Participants: jenskot.

6/7/2006 James_Nostack: Ranking Card: why's it important?
I am reading the PDF version of "With Great Power..." and did not immediately understand the importance of the "ranking card" in a conflict scene. As I understand it: the…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Brand_Robins, Michael S. Miller.

6/8/2006 Caesar_X: [Noir] Gameplay example to talk about mechanics (long)
I read a good Forge post recently that said a good way to start a game design was to imagine a game session and actually write it out.  http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=1896.0 So…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Caesar_X, joepub, efindel, Czar Fnord.

6/8/2006 danteguano: Do you dig sci-fi~cyberpunk~fantasy~dystopia? Playtesters Wanted!
Game: Halcyon: Dawn of Apocalypse Synopsis: The year is now 2115, and the world is still rebuilding from the great Cataclysm of three years prior. From the ashes of Manhattan…
In Connections
Participants: danteguano, Miedvied, mediapig.

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