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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 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 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 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 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.

6/6/2006 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.

6/6/2006 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 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 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 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 Latreya Sena: Word on the Heroquest stand alone rules?
I haven't been around here (the Forge) for a while now - life beckons – but I do believe I read a thread here once about the Heroquest rules being…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Latreya Sena, Mark Galeotti, mark mohrfield.

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.

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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.

6/8/2006 Willow: Accomplishments: Does This Really Work?
In the character generation portion of the rules, there's talk of accomplishments.  (pg 28-32)  This is a fine part of the game, but something seems off about it.  For conflicts…
In lumpley games
Participants: Willow, coffeestain, Alex Fradera, Brand_Robins, Arturo G., lumpley, agony, Vaxalon, Warren, Blankshield.

6/8/2006 Mike Holmes: Why D&D Raven?
I asked Raven why it was that he plays D&D, considering that he's well aware of other games that would seem, to me at least, like they would better satisfy…
In Actual Play
Participants: Mike Holmes, Clay, Ron Edwards.

6/8/2006 Sonja: [Donjon] Big list of abilities
Where can I find a big reference list of all the main and supporting abilities by Clinton Nixon or other "authoritative" authors, so I can consult it for ideas? It…
In CRN Games
Participants: Sonja, cpeterso, xjermx, Clinton R. Nixon, James_Nostack.

6/8/2006 Sonja: [Donjon] Renaming attributes
I find the current list of attributes very confusing and even sexist, e.g. virility/manliness means strength? :) In my games I plan to change the attribute names to something more…
In CRN Games
Participants: Sonja, Mike Holmes, James_Nostack, r_donato.

6/8/2006 memolith: Flag Framing/Conflict Web Concerns
I think the theory of running games based on Flag framing, Bangs, and a Conflict Web or Relationship map, is a solid theory, but I've never personally experienced such a…
In Actual Play
Participants: memolith, Mike Holmes, Bankuei, Arturo G., Paka, Ron Edwards.

6/8/2006 Keith Senkowski: The Lady of Vladick's Crossing
We continue the new weekly posting of content for Conspiracy of Shadows with a look at The Lady of Vladick's Crossing.  An exotic beauty, she is the true power in…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski.

6/8/2006 jefgodesky: Playtest methodology
I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place for this topic, so perhaps the mods will move it somewhere else, but I'm going to begin an initial playtest…
In Playtesting
Participants: jefgodesky, Justin D. Jacobson, joepub, Joshua BishopRoby, Julian, dindenver, abzu, Nathan P., Graham Walmsley, timfire, Jixxala, Ron Edwards.

6/8/2006 daMoose_Neo: Imps "Big Dumb Heroes", looking for Reviewers
Hey all- Been a bit since I've been around these parts, but working as always ^_^ Latest project out of the gates here at Neo is a followup to last…
In Connections
Participants: daMoose_Neo.

6/8/2006 Vaxalon: An alternative to Extended contests
I just got the book a little while ago (after playing in Mike's IRC game for months) and I can't see why anyone would want to run an extended contest. …
In HeroQuest
Participants: Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, CCW, Lorenzo Rubbo-Ferraro.

6/8/2006 sirogit: [Other Family] Conflict resoloution and player choice.
So today I wrote up this nifty little game about vampires and family: http://bmdproductions.tripod.com/of.html Right now I have come to a quandry about if the conflict resoloution allows for enough…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sirogit, Jack Aidley.

6/8/2006 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] On the way
The Mad Irishman sent the first layout mockup of Drowning and Falling yesterday and it is looking very good - there will be some minor tweaks but it is nearly…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, inthisstyle, cpeterso.

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