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4/27/2002 Petter Sandelin: demon power?
[quote][b]Sorcerer's soul, p. 14:[/b] And without the rulebook's help, you personally must define: ... what's meant by a demon power score. [/quote] I'm probably missing something here, but what exactly…
In Adept Press
Participants: Petter Sandelin, Ron Edwards.

4/27/2002 Andrew Martin: Before the Flood
Continuing play in Vincent's (Lumpley Games) Before the Flood. I'm a player in this, our group has five players total (including GM). The land is a medieval fantasy setting, where…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Martin.

4/27/2002 wyrdlyng: Confused between N & S
Okay, I'm working on Libra (formerly Fulcrum). I've defined the game's purpose to be to explore character and situation (mostly character). Characters are people chosen to become guardians of reality.…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, contracycle, lehrbuch, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/27/2002 Paul Czege: not functionally equivalent to handling a protagonist
Hey Walt, I want to go back to something you wrote on the abundance of races in Fantasy RPG's thread: I shouldnt'a called it "protagonizing setting," I should…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Walt Freitag, contracycle, Blake Hutchins, Valamir, Wolfen, GreatWolf, Gordon C. Landis, amiel.

4/26/2002 Henry Fitch: Problem with In-Speckers characters
I don't have a problem with these characters being encouraged to skip out on classes, or even get their siblings in trouble. That's okay. Even the whole exclusive club thing…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Henry Fitch, Jared A. Sorensen, Bob McNamee.

4/26/2002 Henry Fitch: Music Thing
Yeah. Here's a plug-in type thing that occured to me a few minutes ago. I hope it belongs in this forum, I wasn't sure where to put it... Anyway, here's…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Henry Fitch, Tim Denee.

4/26/2002 Jake Norwood: Supplement: Sorcery and the Fey
Sorcery and the Fey is nearing completion. We wanted to know of any last-minute requests for its contents. Jake
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Ace.

4/26/2002 Galfraxas: Two Little Dice, So Much Time
Howdy Forge Folks, I've just uploaded a new system to my website. It's called Two Little Dice, So Much Time (2LDSMT for short). It's available as a rather small .pdf…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Galfraxas, Laurel, Matt Snyder, Henry Fitch, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr.

4/26/2002 Ferry Bazelmans: The Path of Doom - fledgeling S&S game needs input
I was reading through an article about heroes in Sword & Sorcery style fantasy and I got the game design jitters. What I have at the moment is…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Ferry Bazelmans, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, Blake Hutchins, Walt Freitag.

4/26/2002 Ace: Just got Sword and Sorcerer and Sorcerers Soul
I just wanted to let you all know I just got Sword and Sorcerer and Sorcerers Soul on special order from my FLGS. I have only begun to read them…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ace, Ron Edwards, Henry Fitch, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay.

4/26/2002 Kenway: The Salem Broomstickriders
Here's just a little something I'm working on. It's 1692. The PCs are all witches. They have a "secret identity" for the day, but at night they can choose to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Kenway, Ron Edwards.

4/26/2002 OddBodkins: Comics with an urban fantasy twist!
Well. This board has been about as active as a doorstop lately. Hermes' silence is one thing, but this is getting ridiculous! I figured, better than doing nothing, I'll throw…
In Adamant Entertainment
Participants: OddBodkins, TSL, Tim Gray.

4/25/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Red / White / Blue
While driving home to and from work (about an hour each way), I like to listed to heavy metal CD's...especially the super-cool but kinda-cheesy epic metal albums from bands like…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Zak Arntson, Henry Fitch, Valamir, Paul Czege.

4/25/2002 Nathan: I Spent Zero Dollars (Sort Of) - Indie Publishing
Howdy, I've been quiet because I have been hard at work on indie stuff and regular stuff. I've got some cool news coming around the corner. But check out my…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan, Ron Edwards, Matt, Zak Arntson, Matt Gwinn.

4/25/2002 jburneko: Werewolf, 1st Session
Hello All, Well, as some of you know I decided to give my on going Deadlands game a rest at the end of the last story arc. I put a…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Mike Holmes, Erik, Ron Edwards, Michael S. Miller, Blake Hutchins, leomknight.

4/25/2002 Jake Norwood: Reviews
A review of the Riddle of Steel is up at www.thegamekeep.com, a retailer in Tennessee carrying our game. It's excellent. Jake
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Clinton R. Nixon, Jaif, edomaur, Brian Leybourne.

4/25/2002 wyrdlyng: Need help evaluating dice mechanics
Here's the link to my previous post about this project. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1725&highlight= Now on the post... I've refocused on "Fulcrum" (working title) and am considering dice mechanics but quite honestly, I'm…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: wyrdlyng, Jack Spencer Jr, Jake Norwood, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.

4/25/2002 JasonSch: GTS Discussion: Retailer Forum
Ron: At the trade show, we talked about a great many things... and one of them was the initiation of a retailer forum here at the Forge where the subject…
In Site Discussion
Participants: JasonSch, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/25/2002 Matt Snyder: Black Pawn, White Pawn
After some excellent discussion in the Wake up! thread, I've really been working to focus and fine-tune Dreamspire, its "aboutness," what The Wake up! thread had many good points, and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Matt Snyder, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Matt, Blake Hutchins, Walt Freitag, Zak Arntson, Wolfen, Jon H, Ron Edwards, wyrdlyng, Valamir, Nick Pagnucco.

4/25/2002 Tim C Koppang: That's a lot of Demons
I've run one very short, and admittedly under-prepared for session of Sorcerer. Generally I like the game, and I see a lot of potential for it. I have to admit…
In Adept Press
Participants: Tim C Koppang, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Clay, xiombarg, Balbinus, Buddha Nature, greyorm.

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4/28/2002 Le Joueur: Scattershot Undergoes a 'Transition' of Its Own.
This comes as something of a sad announcement for me. I've decided to scrap the 'for print' design specification for Scattershot. Being a 'serious' or 'professional' game designer has been…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Joe Murphy (Broin), Gordon C. Landis, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2002 Le Joueur: Down with Just a Few SMACS
[i]Originally, I wanted to really impress everyone with a mini-shot of Scattershot, but heck, I just can't bring myself to finish this. So, in keeping with the new 'rough cut'…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur.

4/28/2002 Wolfen: Question about site lag
I had, for pretty much the entirety of the 27th, a problem accessing the Forge website. From early morning (after gaming but before bed) on until late night, I kept…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Wolfen, Walt Freitag, Russell Hoyle, Clinton R. Nixon.

4/28/2002 Bailywolf: Managing Need as GM
As a GM, how do you handle a demon's Need during play? Ron has already well covered the off-screen-on-screen issue ("But I'm sure I would have fed Burdox his live…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/28/2002 Le Joueur: Emergent Techniques: Sine Qua Non
Once upon a time, I might have tried to parse these techniques on something like a weekly basis, but due to the 'rough cut' nature of what I am now…
In Scattershot
Participants: Le Joueur, Joe Murphy (Broin), Mike Holmes.

4/28/2002 Le Joueur: Should I Make This as an Announcement?
I've put up a number of new things down in the Scattershot forum that I would like help 'working through.' All are invited to participate in the development of our…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

4/29/2002 Ferry Bazelmans: Unknown Armies character creation session
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a few people (let's just name them, it's easier that way - Robin, Robert and Roy) who were looking to start a new…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ferry Bazelmans, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

4/29/2002 Michael S. Miller: They called me mad at the university!
Did you ever have an idea that was meant for someone else's brain? Y'know, the Muse got too tired to complete the delivery to the right person, and just dropped…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Michael S. Miller, rafael, Ferry Bazelmans, Ron Edwards, Matt, Mike Holmes.

4/29/2002 Fabrice G.: Broken link in the Articles section (?)
Hi Clinton, the link to your article: "Publishing Your Web-Based Indie Game for Under $100 " seems to be broken (404 error). Fabrice.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Fabrice G., Wolfen.

4/29/2002 Ian Cooper: British vs. West Coast play of Runequest
Hi Ron, I am curious to uncover more behind your assertion in a couple of posts that British Runequest play became 'a wargame' and differed from West Coast play which…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ian Cooper, Ron Edwards, Ace, simon_hibbs.

4/29/2002 Jake Norwood: Supplement: Bestiary Plus
We're just starting up with a Bestiary and Seneschal's rescource book. We want to include NPCs, Beasts, and even some sample floorplans, etc. Instead of going for "quantity" ala D&D…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Valamir, Wolfen, Ron Edwards, Rattlehead, Thalaxis, Nick Pagnucco, Brian Leybourne, contracycle.

4/29/2002 xiombarg: Profiling Day Job
Okay, inspired by the "profiling" thread, I'm kinda curious about something. What are people's day jobs around here? And how does that relate to your gaming? As much as we…
In Actual Play
Participants: xiombarg, Zak Arntson, joshua neff, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, Buddha Nature, Valamir, jburneko, Clay, unodiablo, Gordon C. Landis, Laurel, Blake Hutchins, Russell Hoyle, Wolfen, wyrdlyng, Tim Denee, Balbinus, AndyGuest, Mytholder, rafael, contracycle, Matt Gwinn, Bob McNamee, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair, Emily_Dresner, Paul Czege, Joe Murphy (Broin), J B Bell, Fabrice G., Bailey, Walt Freitag, gentrification.

4/29/2002 Laurel: Validating Conflicts
This is a branch off "Not Functionally Equivalent..." based on Paul's last post. I'm beginning to really see and appreciate where Paul is coming from, regarding deprotagonization. I'm going to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Laurel, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Wolfen, Paul Czege, Bankuei, contracycle, Walt Freitag.

4/29/2002 Nathan: You Are A Maggot-Infested Sewer Goat! (Initiative?)
Hoping beyond hopes that my topic thread is not force-changed by Clinton R. Nixon (aka ForumGod), I have a colorful strange idea for initiative in EAK. Right now, you see,…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan, Ron Edwards, Laurel, Walt Freitag, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, contracycle, Bob McNamee.

4/29/2002 Nathan: Initiative - No This Time It's A GAME!
Hi again, I am about to leave town, so I better post this. Initiative: A Game Controlled By Those Who Are the Most Speedy Game concept: a multi-genre system…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Nathan.

4/29/2002 jburneko: Inspectres - Starting Interview Question
Hello, I have some questions about the purpose of the starting interview. Now, from what I can tell the starting interview is NOT the same thing as the initial approach…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: jburneko, mahoux, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

4/29/2002 Rattlehead: TROS Software?
Hi! Let me start by saying that I only recently purchased The Riddle of Steel. My initial impression is that this is a Great Game! Great job Mr. Norwood! I've…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Rattlehead, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Syphon, Brian Leybourne, Mokkurkalfe, Lyrax, Brand_Robins, contracycle.

4/30/2002 joshua neff: epic sorcery (long & rambling)
I was in Borders the other day, & I found myself, as I often do, flipping through the Doctor Who novels. Doctor Who is one of my all-time favorite shows,…
In Adept Press
Participants: joshua neff, Uncle Dark, Paul Czege, Bailywolf, Clay, sdemory.

4/30/2002 Mike Holmes: Mike's Standard Rant #3: Combat Systems
I post this here because I wanted to link to it from another discussion: http://indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=19344#19344 I didn't want to derail that thread. Besides, I feel like bomb throwing today, and…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Mike Holmes, J B Bell, joshua neff, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, xiombarg, Fabrice G., Bankuei, joe_llama, Le Joueur, Bailey.

4/30/2002 GreatWolf: Character generation questions
One part of the Alyria rules have concerned me for a while, and that is the area of character generation. I have two concerns that I am trying to balance:…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Jürgen Mayer.

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