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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

6/7/2006 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.

6/7/2006 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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6/8/2006 Sonja: Donjon dice odds
I consulted some mathematicians and found the following useful statistics related to dice rolls in Donjon: When creating a character's attributes and rolling 3d6 and keeping only the median die,…
In CRN Games
Participants: Sonja.

6/8/2006 Pelgrane: Roach questions
We ran a game this evening and enjoyed it, although it was very slow. If I get time, I'll post it in Actual Play. In the meantime, a couple of…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Pelgrane, jasonm, Myrmidon, Adam Dray.

6/9/2006 Iskander: Conspirace of Shadows: Blood Opera
I'll be running Blood Opera in the 6:30pm slot at Recess VIII: Planet of the Nerds, NerdNYC's (roughly) quarterly day-long-con-in-the-city. Stop by and be maimed!
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Iskander, Keith Senkowski.

6/9/2006 abzu: Burning World
http://www.burningwheel.org/wiki/index.php?title=Burning_World Come and add your location to our Burning World! So cool! -Luke
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu.

6/9/2006 Miedvied: [TSoY] Astronomy
Specifically, I never quite grasped what the sky is like in Near. For some reason, I have the feeling that night-time is presided over by the moon, while day-time is…
In CRN Games
Participants: Miedvied, IMAGinES, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen.

6/9/2006 alexeraser: Sale.Euro-cig.com - Cigarettes and tobacco online shop. Shipping worldwide.
Sale.Euro-cig.com - Cigarettes and tobacco online shop. Shipping worldwide. Cigarettes from http://Sale.Euro-cig.com We have American and Foreign cigarettes at discount prices, including top brands like Marlboro, Newport, Camel and specialty…
In Connections
Participants: alexeraser.

6/9/2006 nicolasfueyo: Son of Inviolate characters
[color=Red]Moderator-y Goodness:  Since the old thread was more than a month old, I've split this off into its own thread for discussion.[/color] It is strange the way [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19597.0]this thread[/url] drifted…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: nicolasfueyo, TonyLB, Gaerik, Tuxboy, LemmingLord, TheCzech, Glendower, Jinx, Hans, greyorm, Miskatonic, Vaxalon.

6/9/2006 Glendower: [Mage] Not even past the starting gates
I had an enthusiastic group together for a short series of sessions with White Wolf's Mage game.  I've been enamoured with the system for several years, running a few games…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, Calithena, r_donato, Paka, Storn, Gaerik, contracycle, Tommi Brander, Czar Fnord, Mike Holmes, Noon, Dev.

6/9/2006 inthisstyle: Moral Coil Preview
Mortal Coil is now at the printer, and will be out by the end of the month. I am going to set up preorders through IPR next week. In the…
In Galileo Games
Participants: inthisstyle, Eero Tuovinen.

6/9/2006 cbussler: Constructive criticism on setting material
For my first post to these forums, I need to say that I wish I'd found this place months ago when I began working on my ideas. I originally began…
In First Thoughts
Participants: cbussler, Adam Dray, pells, bfguy, baron samedi, davidberg, sean2099.

6/9/2006 Keith Senkowski: Episode: The Ritual
We conclude this weeks posting of content for Conspiracy of Shadows with an episode using all of this weeks material called The Ritual.  What will your Cell do?  Will they…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski.

6/9/2006 Matthew Glover: [TSOY] Swashbucklers
After a long lapse in regular gaming, I roped a group together and laid out all my indie games and threw out a few ideas for what we might play. …
In CRN Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, Clinton R. Nixon.

6/9/2006 Nathan P.: Anyone Speak Dutch?
So there's a review of Timestream in Dutch, which I can't read. Is there an enterprising soul with some free time who could translate, or at least read it and…
In Connections
Participants: Nathan P..

6/9/2006 xeperi: [Orpheus] Can a player improve a game?
I've put off making an AP post here long enough and I have some grist for the mill here in my head, so time to dive in! I am a…
In Actual Play
Participants: xeperi, Dev, Wade Lahoda.

6/10/2006 Miedvied: [TSoY] The Knights of the Thrice-Bled Lotus
I was generally futzing about for some character thumbnails for a TSoY game I'm instigating on #indierpgs, and a throw-away line came to me as I was flipping through the…
In CRN Games
Participants: Miedvied, James_Nostack.

6/10/2006 Altharis: I love Evolve and wanna expand it.
Hey all, this is my first post on these forums. I'm sorry if this doesn't fit, but I really like Zak Arnston's Evolve and wanna play test and expand it.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Altharis, Ron Edwards.

6/10/2006 John Kirk: [Gnostigmata] Plots and Sub-Plots
[b]Sessions 4 & 5[/b] I’m combining play-test sessions 4 & 5 of Gnostigmata into a single posting, because the big news is pretty much the same for both sessions.  Session…
In Playtesting
Participants: John Kirk.

6/10/2006 Melinglor: Chasing Heroquest
I had a couple of delightful moments in my (non-HQ) roleplaying recently, that made me feel good about running Heroquest in the near future. Last week, I was playing with…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Melinglor, Mark Galeotti, Vaxalon, rstites, Mike Holmes, Tim Ellis.

6/11/2006 tetsujin28: Resolving: I don't get it
I've read through the rules twice, now, and Resolving still doesn't make any sense, to me. When, and how, does it occur? It seems that you can only Resolve a…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: tetsujin28, Glendower, nicolasfueyo, drnuncheon, Hans, Gaerik, Tuxboy, TheCzech, TonyLB.

6/11/2006 fredrikr: [Shadow World] New high-flown adventures
As discussed in another thread (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19985.0), I've been preparing a micro-campaign to introduce one of my two regular Shadow World players to HeroQuest. However, the game had to be postponed,…
In HeroQuest
Participants: fredrikr, Vaxalon, Mike Holmes, sebastianz, Web_Weaver.

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