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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

7/2/2006 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.

7/2/2006 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 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 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 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 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.

7/1/2006 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.

7/1/2006 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 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.

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.

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 droog: [HQ] Dark Ages - The storm gathers
Tonight we played the third session of our Dark Ages HQ game, and I realised that I'm just starting to get a good handle on what I'm actually doing. There…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, sebastianz, beingfrank.

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7/3/2006 Randulf: Debuffs in Sorcerer?
I'm playing with converting some elements of the Hârn setting (currently working on religion) to Sorcerer, and I can't find a lot of "debuffs" (to borrow MMORPG terminology) among the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Randulf, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Eero Tuovinen.

7/3/2006 epweissengruber: Phantasm 15 (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)
Torontonians, Eastern Ontarians, Quebecois, and Ottawanians!  Get down to Peterborough for Phantasm 15! Phantasm is held September 23rd & 24th, 2006 Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 Midnight Sunday 10:00 AM…
In Conventions
Participants: epweissengruber, eyebeams, Ned, Mister Hoppe, walkerp.

7/3/2006 Zach Walton: [Sudden Light] Putting Aspects In Play
I've been doing quite a bit more thinking about how to integrate Aspects into individual scenes.  Certainly, Aspects could be added simply through narration alone, but since Aspects are so…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Zach Walton.

7/3/2006 Norbert Matausch: A slightly used game idea (split)
Hi Kat, Into the Mystic sounds really great. Like all the Everway goodness, plus some narration rights. Cool, gotta love it. My question is: Why do you use a (more…
In Publishing
Participants: Norbert Matausch, Ron Edwards.

7/3/2006 mila888: cutscenes
can you make cutscenes in your video game
In First Thoughts
Participants: mila888.

7/4/2006 Nick: [Mountain Witch] Eight Person Session
So, about two months ago I moved back to my  home town for summer. My first few weeks here saw a number of failed attempts to put a Mountain Witch…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nick, Ron Edwards.

7/4/2006 Madkitten: Compact RPG Challenge
Hello fellow RPG-tinkerers. This endeavor is about making compact games, in order to show that the making of a game can be quickly accomplished and in order to focus on…
In Endeavor
Participants: Madkitten, Kesher, btrc, Aman the Rejected, cpeterso, ffilz, Dustfather, WRPIgeek, Jeph, iago, Call Me Curly, Filip Luszczyk, thwaak, Ken, Obak, Thunder_God, redivider, dpetroski, gains.

7/4/2006 scipio: Free illustrations for roleplaying
Hi! I've created a page where I publish roleplaying illustrations for free use (noncommercial use that is) I do a little bit of all places and settings, and at the…
In Connections
Participants: scipio, thelonegoldfish.

7/4/2006 danteguano: [Halcyon] Introductory Scenario now available!
Hello, all!  Pursuant to the feedback that I received regarding the rules-heavy Quick Start Guide that was previously available, I have put together a quick, 33 page download that is…
In Connections
Participants: danteguano.

7/4/2006 Zach Walton: [Sudden Light] Boal's "Theatre of the Oppressed" and Gaming
Recently, prompted by my improv. class, I've been digging into improv. theory in all its surprising permutations.  I've found it quite shocking that many game designers do not rely more…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Zach Walton.

7/4/2006 baron samedi: [MLwM] Starting Fear for single session game?
Hello, I have friends over this summer who'd like to try playing , but we have only a single evening available. Thus, I was wondering what the starting FEAR and…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: baron samedi, Artanis, jrs, Paul Czege.

7/5/2006 c: Small production methods for making cards.
So after reading this closed post about printing cards in small runs I thought some info I just gained from a card and board gaming buddy might be useful…
In Publishing
Participants: c, daMoose_Neo, Veritas Games, Adam SBG, Thomas D, andrew_kenrick, Tony Irwin.

7/5/2006 Mr. DNA: Toward Thematic Continuity
Hey all, I've been lurking for a bit, and I finally figured it was time to speak up. I've been playing with this idea for a bit; but I don't…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Mr. DNA, Ville Takanen, Call Me Curly, Joshua BishopRoby, Matt Wilson, joepub, dindenver.

7/5/2006 Clay: Forum Software available
For those of you looking to add very simple forums to your own site, I've got a little forum package that I originally created as a proof of concept for…
In Connections
Participants: Clay.

7/5/2006 Iskander: [Donjon] The Dread Castle of Playdor...
My friend Maryrose has two homeschooled kids, Beatrix (11) and Harry (8). Last week, their 14-year-old babysitter introduced them to the idea of D&D with a PHB, and they have…
In Actual Play
Participants: Iskander, Meguey, Telarus, KSC, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/5/2006 Krystalex: Introduction and general questions about RPG mechanics
Hi!  I'm new to RPGing for the most part (played a touch in the 1990s, but not enough to really remember much), and I've been forum lurking for a bit…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Krystalex, Paul Czege, TonyLB, jasonm, Thunder_God, Caldis, nikola, Czar Fnord.

7/5/2006 Artanis: [TSoY] How many times do Keys activate? Variant Buyoff?
Hello, In the revised print edition of Shadow of Yesterday, there's this comment in parenthesis in the description of "Everything Else" Keys on page 69, saying (You can use this…
In CRN Games
Participants: Artanis, Clinton R. Nixon, zmook, Sydney Freedberg, rafial, Threlicus, TonyLB.

7/5/2006 polyesterjellyfish: [Song Caverns of the Medru] and first post.
Hello. First post here. Like many people however, I've been lurking for a few months trying to soak it all in. And with my first post comes my obligatory first…
In First Thoughts
Participants: polyesterjellyfish, matthijs.

7/5/2006 Dantai: [The Dragon vs The Gun] Playtest version online
Hi guys. I've finally finished my first re-write of The Dragon vs The Gun. You can get the playtest pdf by clicking on the demo button. It's a gamey GM-less…
In Connections
Participants: Dantai.

7/5/2006 LemmingLord: Hero's Code of Conduct
I'm playing my first real capes game on Friday and would love to hear what kinds of provisos others have put in their Here's codes...  Can you help me out?
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: LemmingLord, TonyLB, Gaerik, jburneko, Vaxalon, Hans, dunlaing, Sindyr, Matthew Glover, Tuxboy.

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