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6/30/2006 Angaros: Bandwidth limit exceeded on bw.org
How long will the downtime last? Can we help out in some way? I need my fix! /Jocke.
In Burning Wheel
Participants: Angaros, Anders, Thor Olavsrud.

6/30/2006 Revolution: My new (very rough) game idea
So, I'm working on an RPG. I hope that much should be obvious. Basically, I want to have something with a fantastical feeling that seems realistic. I'll admit that I'm…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Revolution, Incendiary, ODDin, daMoose_Neo, Caldis, Noon, Ron Edwards, Call Me Curly.

6/30/2006 Emily Care: [Shooting the Moon] playtesters wanted
Hey there, The sequel game to Breaking the Ice is coming together.  Breaking the Ice was the first in a trio of games about love, romance and crazy stuff like…
In Connections
Participants: Emily Care.

6/30/2006 abjourne: Basic mechanics complete, play tested, needs feed back?
Hey all, I used to play D&D, but hated the simple mechanics, so I figeted with the rules. Then I read an article by Gygax that said,"If your unhappy with…
In Connections
Participants: abjourne, Jasper.

6/30/2006 Naarsael: I Need writing and inspirational insight!!! Also need Art!!!
((Ok now i'm cross posting this here cause maybe i'm going to have more response...)) I've been working for sometime now on a Gearpunk High Fantasy setting for Risus the…
In Connections
Participants: Naarsael, scipio, racingspoons.

6/29/2006 TonyLB: Feedback: New info card
A year ago, for DexCon, I got myself together sufficietly to put together a tri-fold pamphlet of information for people about Capes.  Printed a hundred on my home laser printer,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Vaxalon, Gaerik, Hans, TheCzech, Thunder_God, dunlaing, Sydney Freedberg, Andrew Morris, Sindyr.

6/29/2006 c: Box Sets
I tried doing some searching for previous threads and didn't find anything that answered my questions, so.... What do we know about box sets? In my experience there are typically…
In Publishing
Participants: c, abzu, jasonm.

6/29/2006 dunlaing: Tactic: Use for low level Inspirations
I used to think Inspirations below 3 were utterly useless. Then I had way too much debt, a conflict I was likely to win that I wanted a lot of…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: dunlaing, Vaxalon, Threlicus, Hans, Sindyr, TheCzech, TonyLB.

6/29/2006 Incendiary: D6 system, fair / fun for players? Also, background.
Firstly: hi everyone. I am a lapsed RPGer (MERP, WFRP, Paranoia) who has been guided here when I presented some RPGing friends of mine with some random material I was…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Incendiary, jasonm, joepub, cydmab, daMoose_Neo, Alex Johnson, billvolk, apeiron.

6/29/2006 Ron Edwards: [D&D 3.0/3.5] At long last, a dungeon
Here are the previous threads' links: The kid two houses down Skill combat and blood drinking Spells and swords: fight! Undead, real…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, kalyptein, Ben Lehman, r_donato, Melinglor, Precious Villain, James_Nostack, rafial, Roger, greyorm, Paul T, Mark Woodhouse, zmook.

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.

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.

6/29/2006 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 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.

6/28/2006 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.

6/28/2006 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 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 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 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 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.

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6/30/2006 Editor Drew: Intellecutal rights to product, ancillaries, future editions
One of the other posters in a closed thread mentioned that he had been approached by a publishing company and offered a percentage of the revenue generated from the sales…
In Publishing
Participants: Editor Drew, lumpley, Joshua BishopRoby.

6/30/2006 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Situation Generators
Grey Ranks will include some AG&G-style situation generators, and I've put my first pass up for folks to look at and comment on.  The idea is that at the beginning…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

7/1/2006 Gaerik: [TSOY] The very first session
Last night, I got together with 3 friends and played The Shadow of Yesterday for the first time.  Overall things went very well and there were a few questions that…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, TonyLB, Doyce, zmook.

7/1/2006 Gaerik: Actual Play Post
I put an Actual Play post up on the Forge General Forums.  I didn't want to recreate the whole thing here but I did want to direct some attention to…
In CRN Games
Participants: Gaerik.

7/1/2006 zmook: [TSoY] Ability Check Stakes and Harm outside of Combat
There was a thread on this a while ago, but some questions never got resolved. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=18188.0 (1) The rules say that BDTP is "the only way to permanently injure or…
In CRN Games
Participants: zmook, Eero Tuovinen, Doyce, Miedvied, Tancred, Gaerik, Clinton R. Nixon, RedPissLegion.

7/2/2006 sean2099: [Divinity] Testing a mechanic
Hi all, I am asking about this particular mechanic because it is the first one being testing in the PBP I am running.  To make a long post a bit…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sean2099, btrc, matthijs.

7/2/2006 jasonm: Vineyard Cinema: The Proposition
Holy crap, I saw The Proposition last night and I must urge all y'all to do likewise.  It's set in late Victorian Australia, 1880-1890, and focuses on a three-way conflict…
In lumpley games
Participants: jasonm.

7/2/2006 Gugliandalf: [DitV] Rules about ceremony
After four session of GMing dogs, I realized a mistake: ceremonial dice. I used to have players roll them during sees or raises, just like bringing a trait or a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Gugliandalf, greyorm, lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Gaerik.

7/2/2006 Warren: Timing of Relationship dice
Answering the question posted on an old thread, as it's considered poor form to post to old threads: a) You can see it…
In lumpley games
Participants: Warren, lumpley, Gugliandalf.

7/2/2006 Tensen01: [TSOY 1e] Custom Character Sheet
Okay, my friend was telling me about <i>The Shadow of Yesterday</i> last night, and talking about running it... And I saw the sheet for it... well, I have the tendency…
In CRN Games
Participants: Tensen01, oliof.

7/2/2006 rrees: Questions about Polian
I thought I would start another thread to hold questions about the game setting. My first question is: what is the meaning of the Patriarch's stewardship of the Holy Union…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: rrees, Keith Senkowski, Iskander, Valamir.

7/3/2006 Gaerik: New Fanboy
I got my hands on a copy of Dogs in the Vineyard this weekend and have read it almost twice through now.  When I first heard about Dogs, I was…
In lumpley games
Participants: Gaerik, lumpley, Gary N. Mengle, GamerChick, Taltos.

7/3/2006 Elishar: Armaggedon: First Draft
Every game creator thinks their game is good, otherwise they wouldn't have put all the time and effort into it.  However, like a parent who has an ugly baby, a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Elishar, Caldis, matthijs.

7/3/2006 abjourne: Here's where I'm at.
Premise -What are you playing?  I’m play-testing a fantasy RPG labeled DE for short. How long have you been playing/how long do you intend to play this game?  Is this…
In Playtesting
Participants: abjourne, Ron Edwards, Glendower.

7/3/2006 Iskander: Origins
Guess what happens when you demo and talk about Conspiracy of Shadows? You sell all the available copies. Weird, isn't it? P.S. Very deviant Blood Opera game: swapping Gerard out…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Iskander, mtiru, Keith Senkowski.

7/3/2006 foucalt: [DitV Actual Play] Pioneer Flats (& the obligatory rules question)
Awesome session of Dogs last night - sad to say after a year of owning the pdf, it's my first. Happy to say it will be the first of many.…
In lumpley games
Participants: foucalt, ffilz, lumpley.

7/3/2006 Call Me Curly: If u knew then whatcha know now...
Vincent, Is there any rulebook text you'd phrase differently, or mechanics you'd handle differently if you were just-now releasing Dogs in the Vineyard today?... based on what you've learned since…
In lumpley games
Participants: Call Me Curly, lumpley, Lxndr, Matt Wilson, Gaerik, Ramidel, coffeestain, ffilz, demiurgeastaroth.

7/3/2006 Iskander: [Origins] Booth Report
I was monkeying for Brennan at the IPR booth this past few days. Here's my thoughts on stuff. I am sure this is mostly old hat, but I figure it's…
In Conventions
Participants: Iskander, abzu, Meguey, Latigo, inthisstyle, Lisa Padol, Andy Kitkowski, Waiwode, Thunder_God.

7/3/2006 Gugliandalf: [DitV] One Dollar Branch
This is hevily inspired by Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars". :-) Players (and me) were in for more action and less angst-ridden NPCs, so "if you want blood"... I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Gugliandalf, foucalt, Gaerik.

7/3/2006 lumpley: [DitV] I should stop getting my friends shot
...Because this most recent time, it was scary. They both lived, but if there hadn't been a big, excellent midwife nearby they'd both be dead now, and it'd be all…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Noon, Parthenia, Meguey.

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