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6/27/2006 Nick: Inspiration v. Plagiarism, and other Quandries
Hello All, I've kicked around ideas for a few game designs in my head for the past few years, though none of them have come  to fruition- not that any…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Nick, Eero Tuovinen, jasonm.

6/27/2006 LemmingLord: Free Narration, Bad Narration Recourse, "Character" Incapacitation, and Places
Love the game..  Finally had a chance to playtest it for rules understanding on three occasions... Once with my wife; once with a friend; and once just on my own…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: LemmingLord, TonyLB, Hans, Bret Gillan, TheCzech, Sindyr.

6/27/2006 Lycaon_wolf: Artistic Help
I am not even sure how to go about this.  I have two games getting close to the final stages of production and I am self publishing them.  I would…
In Connections
Participants: Lycaon_wolf, Paul Czege, Justin D. Jacobson, scipio, daMoose_Neo, racingspoons, Alaric the Mad.

6/26/2006 Zach Walton: [Sudden Light] Covert Playtest: Protagonist Generation
I had a chance to try out a very abbreviated form of the first stage of Protagonist generation today in my improv. class, and it went swimmingly well.  Of…
In Playtesting
Participants: Zach Walton.

6/26/2006 btrc: Origins question
I just got a generic email from AAGAD about the Origins Awards, asking for a name and cell phone number of the person to step up and recieve an award.…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Iskander.

6/26/2006 Denise: 2006 ENnie Awards Fans' Choice Nominations Open
Hi Forgers, I don't want to use this space for announcements, but I really really wanted to make sure you guys were aware of this, and could voice your opinions. …
In Publishing
Participants: Denise.

6/26/2006 Graham Walmsley: [Continuum 2006] July 28 to 31, Leicester
[url=http://www.continuum.uk.net/]Continuum 2006[/url] is at Beaumont Hall, one of the Leicester University halls of residence, from July 28th to 31st. Looking through the site, there's an excellent line up of games:…
In Conventions
Participants: Graham Walmsley.

6/26/2006 sean2099: {Divinity} Posting the PBP
Hey everyone, I have started a PBP for my game.  They have just submitted their character sheets to me and I have looked them over.  Already, I have found things…
In Playtesting
Participants: sean2099, Ron Edwards.

6/26/2006 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer movie - who knew?
[i]A Prairie Home Companion[/i] does very nicely as an example text for Chapter 3 in The Sorcerer's Soul. If she had been a [i]demon[/i], then Guy's plan would have worked…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Miskatonic, jrs.

6/26/2006 zmook: [TSoY] Bruised and Bloodied
The rules say: You'll see that one to three harm is bruised. This means on your very next ability check, you'll have a penalty die. These add up - if…
In CRN Games
Participants: zmook, Clinton R. Nixon.

6/25/2006 Miedvied: One-shot or Mini-campaign TSoY: Player(s) needed (IRC)
I'm putting myself forward to GM a one-shot or mini-campaign of TSoY on #indierpgs. I've dropped a line on the indie rpg mailing list, but I thought it only fair…
In CRN Games
Participants: Miedvied.

6/25/2006 Halzebier: [UtB] Questions & Looking for IRC transcript of actual play
Hi there! I have a game of UtB scheduled, possibly for tomorrow already, and I'm still full of questions. In fact, I can't quite imagine how a conflict actually plays…
In glyphpress
Participants: Halzebier, Ben Lehman, nikola.

6/25/2006 oliof: "Have a good friend nearby who's done it before" [sort of an AP]
Hello, I tried a game of Capes today with two friends, Martin and Verena. Unfortunately, the rules turned out to be big stumbling blocks for us. Nobody of us had…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: oliof, TonyLB, Glendower, Bret Gillan, Hans.

6/25/2006 Melinglor: [Over the Edge] Bangs or Wimpers?
So it's been rather a while since I ran my OTE game. In fact, this AP (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19018.msg200097#msg200097) was almost the last session. We have a huge group; something like 11…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, zmook, Web_Weaver, Ron Edwards.

6/25/2006 xjermx: [DitV] outnumbering opponents in conflict - always a winning situation?
Hi folks,  I've been away from the lumpley games section here for awhile, as my attention has been diverted elsewhere, but I'm back and boy the stuff about Firefly in…
In lumpley games
Participants: xjermx, Willow, JMendes, Valamir, Vaxalon, lumpley, Glendower.

6/25/2006 zmook: [TSoY] Proposed rules for sorcery
[quote]In the midst of the table an alembic was working. The lamp's flame -- deep blue, this one -- kept a-boil in the large crystal cucurbit a dark, viscid fluid…
In CRN Games
Participants: zmook, Doyce, Eero Tuovinen.

6/25/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] Key Opposition and Alignment
I played a couple of sessions with a group of characters that were not all created at the same time - we had some players join us late in the…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon.

6/25/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] BDtP the only way to get rid of named character?
Regarding BDtP, the revised TSOY book says: "This not only allows her to zoom in the imagined camera on this conflict, but is the only way to permanently injure or…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Miedvied, Gaerik.

6/25/2006 xjermx: Where does the conflict lie?
I'm trying to figure out how to best phrase this question, even as I write it, so you'll have to pardon me as I try to make this coherent. Also,…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, r_donato, zmook, Valamir.

6/24/2006 zmook: [TSoY] Secret of Imbuement
The Secret of Imbuement says: Turn an item into a weapon or armor, using the rules found in the Resolution chapter. You can add one weapon or armor rating to…
In CRN Games
Participants: zmook, Eero Tuovinen, JMendes, Clinton R. Nixon, shadowcourt, Miedvied.

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6/27/2006 jasonm: The Roach at Origins
Hey all, if you happen to be going to Origins, see if you can horn in on one of the Shab-al-Hiri Roach sessions being run by Technocrat13 and UrbanPagan, the…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

6/27/2006 Gasten: Donjon-game on IRC?
Hi! I've read the rules now quiet some time and now I think I know 'em, so I want to try 'em out. The only problem is that I don't…
In Connections
Participants: Gasten.

6/27/2006 jasonm: Horizontal format books
I know printers don't care which edge they bind on, making horizontal layout books possible - but are they a good idea? I'm specifically thinking about a digest-sized book perfect…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, jrs, Czar Fnord, pells, MatrixGamer, Eero Tuovinen, amicitia, Editor Drew, nikola.

6/28/2006 TS: Grey Ranks
He, can you tell me author game about Grey Ranks (Jason Morningstar) is Pole? I think about translate it for polish but maybe author wrote original in Polish?
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: TS, jasonm.

6/28/2006 Darcy Burgess: [DitV] -- Rebuilding towns & breaking Metaphysical rules
So, a couple of nice people showed me the light about why my first Dogs town, Prudence Gulch really didn't grab us. They did it by suggesting specific ways of…
In lumpley games
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Vaxalon, lumpley, Call Me Curly.

6/28/2006 Dev: [Agora] Examing an problematic playtest
Over on SG, Caledonian described an unsuccesful play of Agora, and I thought it would be worth re-examining some of the suggestions in that thread, and offer my thoughts. *…
In Playtesting
Participants: Dev, Joshua BishopRoby.

6/28/2006 contracycle: Women lead rush to mobile gaming
[quote][b]Women lead rush to mobile gaming[/b] The casual nature of mobile games appeals to women.  Women players are responsible for two-thirds of the sales of mobile phone games, a US…
In Publishing
Participants: contracycle.

6/28/2006 TonyLB: Tactic: Building Momentum
So I was walking along and I realized a tactic I should be using ... like ... all the time.  You'd think I'd have figured this all out by now,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Vaxalon, TheCzech.

6/28/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] weapons and armor, applied to magic
A player posed the following question to me: "Would it be posible to have a weapon/aparatus that assists in magic? Perhaps a sort of amplifier? I was thinking of a…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, shadowcourt, zmook.

6/28/2006 iain: [What a Shambles!] Points mean Prizes
Hello again folks, 'What a Shambles!' comes on apace and is almost ready for playtesting, anyone interested?. However I am stuck on one element of the game. I want the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: iain, Adam Dray, Zach.

6/28/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] Using abilities together
Using abilities together (specifically, outside of BDtP) A player of mine and I began debating the finer points of using two abilities together during a complex conflict resolution, and I…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, r_donato.

6/28/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] using magic systems together
Okay, I promise I'll stop opening threads.  Thanks for everybody's patience in answering my many and assorted questions. My inquisitive player dreams of his Zu magician as being able to…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, shadowcourt, zmook, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon.

6/28/2006 ODDin: Certain Ideas for a Simulationist's Heaven
For some time now I've been brooding over an RPG system (called Ur, which is an acronym for Ultimate RPG - rather pretentious, I know, but Ur is just too…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ODDin, Roger, Threlicus, Rothe, Adam Dray, greyorm.

6/28/2006 Zach Walton: [Sudden Light] "Yes, but..."
Today, more reflections from my improv. class and some game mechanics for Sudden Light inspired by them.  As a side note, I'm quite amazed at the extent to which running…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Zach Walton, iain.

6/28/2006 hix: Are Trollbabe's revised rules online anywhere?
Hey Ron, I've seen various threads over the last year where you explain the change to how magic, fighting and social are calculated. Are there any other rule changes a…
In Adept Press
Participants: hix, Ron Edwards.

6/28/2006 thwaak: Narrativist CharGen with Gamist Mechanics Behind it?
Hello All, It was inevitable that visiting here looking for indie games would inspire me to try creating my own. I started brainstorming ideas and came up with one I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: thwaak, northerain, Certified, ODDin, zmobie, Blankshield, Artanis, Paul Czege, Jixxala, wheloc, Incendiary.

6/29/2006 Caesar_X: [Noir] Accumulated Guilt and The Downfall
"Shared guilt is often the only common bond amongst noir characters" (from this essay on the elements of noir): http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/Film%20Noir.html I read the above quote again today and remembered a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Caesar_X, Zathreyel, oreso.

6/29/2006 Naarsael: Gears and portals (need more ideas)
I've been working for sometime now on a gearpunk High Fantasy setting for Risus the anything rpg and i seem to be stuck ... I need a new view point…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Naarsael, ghashsnaga.

6/29/2006 Miedvied: [TSoY] Fanboy Mouth-foam Coolness
I can't really post up an elaborate actual play, because so much of it has totally blurred. I'll try to add high points later, if I can. Anyway, we (I…
In CRN Games
Participants: Miedvied.

6/28/2006 Altharis: [Evolve mod] first try (split)
Well..... I really must be boring people, my first post and I haven't recieved any feed back as to how other people faired with Evolve and stuff. I had a…
In Playtesting
Participants: Altharis, Ron Edwards, tj333, MW.

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