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7/26/2006 Frank T: [& Sword] Elder Isle Onesheet
So I played Sorcerer & Sword with Ron this weekend and now I'm all jazzed about it and want to play it with my girlfriend straight away. Maybe one on…
In Adept Press
Participants: Frank T, ZenDog, Sydney Freedberg.

7/26/2006 thwaak: Hard Choices
Would you rather... a) Get paid upon printing (for the purpose of this question, assume anywhere between one and three thousand dollars) and have someone else worry about production, warehousing,…
In Publishing
Participants: thwaak, andrew_kenrick, lumpley, Justin D. Jacobson, MatrixGamer, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards.

7/26/2006 drnuncheon: Capes in Game Stores?
Tony, Do you (or do you plan to) make Capes available to traditional retail outlets like game stores?  I've thought about demoing at our FLGS, but I think it'd be…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: drnuncheon, Vaxalon, TonyLB, Matthew Glover, Alex Fradera, Tuxboy.

7/26/2006 Bret Gillan: The Capes Dojo
For reference for this thread, the capes Tournament formula for scoring is: ((Story Tokens Earned x 2) - Debt Remaining) x Inspirations Earned) So since Capes has officially gone competitive…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Bret Gillan, TonyLB, Vaxalon, Hans, TheCzech, drnuncheon.

7/24/2006 Sindyr: Retcon: Threat or Menace?
[color=Red]Moderation:  What I thought was going to be a momentary tangent on [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20398.0]Bodiless, Persona-less character[/url] turned into a great big wonderful discussion in its own right.  I was too slow…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, joshua neff, xeperi, Sydney Freedberg, Valamir, Tuxboy.

7/26/2006 David Laurence: [DitV] Actual Play, third session: You has some good days, and you has some bad.
Here's the AP report for the second session this group played, to give some context. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20414.0 The third session was Monday, and, well, it wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Laurence, lumpley, baron samedi, Claudia Cangini.

7/26/2006 Bret Gillan: [DitV] "Send 'em to Four Bridal Falls!"
This is a spin-off of a conversation I had with Jeremy Lahnum about his game, but I'm a little bothered by the "Send 'em to Four Bridal Falls" judgment that…
In lumpley games
Participants: Bret Gillan, lumpley, baron samedi, Paka, Blankshield, Vaxalon, Liminaut, JMendes, Claudia Cangini, Valamir, Wolfen.

7/26/2006 abzu: Thor Blogs about Burning Empires
Thor's writing an article about the production of BE on his blog: http://urdwell.blogspot.com/ Scroll down for Part 1. (Damn chronological blogs)
In Burning Wheel
Participants: abzu, Thor Olavsrud, Paka, Matt, Durgil, Jason Coplen, Iskander.

7/26/2006 Sindyr: Unfortunate side effect: Abbreviations. AFFECTS ALL THREADS.
I am now currently trying to have conversations with what seems to be over a dozen people simultaneously, who are posting quite rapidly. Unfortunately, it is not possible to devote…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, Valamir, joshua neff, Bret Gillan, TonyLB, Gaerik, John Harper.

7/26/2006 c: [MFUC] Mechanical ideas.
So I've got a thread about the initial ideas for setting and situation for My Fucked Up Childhood right here. Here's the few mechanical ideas I have so far. I'd…
In First Thoughts
Participants: c, Ron Edwards.

7/26/2006 Sindyr: The forums suffer some SERIOUS performance issue - give hamsters more food?
Is there any plans to make the boards not as slow and laggy?  Any specific projects in place looking for donations? Cause loading a forum post can take 20-40 seconds,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, TonyLB, xeperi, Vaxalon, Sydney Freedberg, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/26/2006 c: [MFUC] First shot at situation + Setting (adult language + blasphemy)
So I've been thinking about how I would like My Fucked Up Childhood to be played. I would like it to be good for one-shot's or short campaigns. This seems…
In First Thoughts
Participants: c, coldblackwind, Ron Edwards, slavemind.

7/26/2006 Sindyr: Awarding tokens: another possible flaw in Capes?
Please don't all start with the hating, but I may have discovered another possible flaw in Capes, which may also be fixed in post via the Social Contract. When you…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, joshua neff, Vaxalon, Doyce, Gaerik, Hans, Tuxboy, TonyLB, Valamir, Bret Gillan, xeperi, Sydney Freedberg, LemmingLord.

7/26/2006 boredoom: Double-targeting in conflicts
Another question about conflicts: can a character target the same character with more than one action in the same round? It doesn't seem to be specifically prohibited, but could lead…
In Galileo Games
Participants: boredoom, inthisstyle, Nathan P..

7/26/2006 Hans: Gloatable conflicts and appearances
Jason posted this little gem in another thread, and it dripped so much with coolness, I thought it worthy of separate discussion...my additions are in italics. quote author=R. Jason Boss…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, Vaxalon, Gaerik, TonyLB.

7/26/2006 coldblackwind: Of Gods and Men Role-Playing Gods at the Dawn of Civilization
Hello Again, I went back to the drawing board and wanted to throw my idea for a RPG again. I do not have all the rules down, but a good…
In First Thoughts
Participants: coldblackwind, c, Thunder_God, Czar Fnord.

7/26/2006 slade the sniper: A narrative of my playtest
Greetings, some questions concerning my playtest(s) have come up concerning the length/quantity of them.  This is a (hopefully small) narrative of how each of the three playtests went. The first…
In Playtesting
Participants: slade the sniper, Valamir, Thunder_God, andrew_kenrick, abjourne, Ron Edwards.

7/26/2006 bigpumpkin: Apprentice game plans
I'm in the process of starting up a Heroquest game with a deliberately restrictive premise for player characters and I'd be grateful for some input and feedback on the approach…
In HeroQuest
Participants: bigpumpkin, Mike Holmes, Mandrake, Vaxalon, Bryan_T, nellist, sebastianz.

7/26/2006 Ben Cassidy: TSOY Steampunk
Hey all, this is my first post on the forum. I have read the rules to TSOY, and think they are both clever and innovative. If I can get my…
In CRN Games
Participants: Ben Cassidy, Glendower, xjermx, Matthew Glover, Valamir, shadowcourt.

7/25/2006 klaveshy: Sin Progression on DitV
Hehehe. I'm quoting myself, so I'll just make like it's new, but I really want this answered, so I could use some help, guys. ;) "I'm trying to assemble a…
In lumpley games
Participants: klaveshy, jburneko, Brand_Robins.

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7/26/2006 Garvey: [Mortal Coil] Invoking Magical Aptitudes For NPCs
Does the GM have to spend a magic token to invoke the magical aptitude of an NPC?  Or to have an NPC invoke the magical abilties of a supernatural item?…
In Galileo Games
Participants: Garvey, inthisstyle.

7/26/2006 MegaMinis: FREE Modern ZOMBIE illustrations Mega Miniatures
    20 different Free MODERN ZOMBIE illustrations in TIFF format newly posted.  Mega Miniatures website  http://www.MegaMinis.com    launched a FREE artwork database last month and will be adding to…
In Connections
Participants: MegaMinis.

7/27/2006 Emily Care: [Shooting the Moon]New Love among the Old Gods
Hey there, On Monday I did a full playtest of the final version of Shooting the Moon. My friends Laura & David agreed to help me out. David coming from…
In Playtesting
Participants: Emily Care, Andrew Morris, jasonm, Gregor Hutton.

7/27/2006 Andrew Craig: [TSOY] How do I run a con-style short demo?
Hey folks, I understand that TSOY gets the twenty-minute demo treatment at cons, and since it seems like a much more efficient and effective way of encouraging people to play…
In CRN Games
Participants: Andrew Craig, Gaerik, Clinton R. Nixon, r_donato, Eero Tuovinen.

7/27/2006 baron samedi: (DITV) Understanding the mysteries of the d4
Hi fellow Dog lovers, To better get a grip on DITV's system, I have a very narrow question regarding the construction of d4 Traits. I do understand that more d4s…
In lumpley games
Participants: baron samedi, Vaxalon, ffilz, Valamir, Gaerik, Glendower, Warren.

7/27/2006 Hans: The Player Internationale!
[quote author=Sydney Freedberg link=topic=20597.msg214626#msg214626 date=1153960248] freeform "commie" roleplaying [/quote] Role-players of the world, unite!  You have nothing to lose but the chains the bourgeois GM's have placed on you!  Gamemastering…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, joshua neff, TonyLB, TheCzech, Bret Gillan, Gaerik, Valamir.

7/27/2006 WNightBlade: The Weird
Howdy all. This is my first time here (a friend referred me when I started thinking about doing a game). Anyway... I'd appreciate any feedback on my system/world idea. I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: WNightBlade, Ron Edwards, slavemind, Joshua BishopRoby, apeiron, Mcrow.

7/27/2006 Rob Donoghue: [Mortal Coil] The City of Alexander
I don't usually do AP, but I figure it's a good habit. So, Mortal Coil got played last night.  Everyone had fun, I think, but it was a bit of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Rob Donoghue.

7/27/2006 boredoom: Inappropriate actions
The thread about double-targeting of actions brings up another question: what do I do as GM if a player declares an action that is inappropriate to the stated goal? Say…
In Galileo Games
Participants: boredoom, inthisstyle.

7/27/2006 Vaxalon: My PC creation strategy
I like to play characters with complicated personal lives but I don't like to see them die. So when I make a Dogs PC, I assign d4 traits to things…
In lumpley games
Participants: Vaxalon, lumpley, Gaerik.

7/27/2006 xjermx: [TSOY] conflict against multiple opponents
My group has setup a house rule that I hope will be helpful to us, and I figured I'd share. Before I go right to the meat of it, let…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Clinton R. Nixon, Twobirds, KingstonC, shadowcourt, JMendes.

7/27/2006 museleading: [Paranoia] GNS and short attention spans
I came across this the other day. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/36/17 - My Eyes Glaze Over: Roleplaying theory for short attention spans by Allen Varney This bit struck me -------------------- The Fruits of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: museleading, Ron Edwards, oliof.

7/27/2006 JasonK: [PTA] The Cuckoo's Nest - Episode 2!
The Cuckoo's Nest - Part II I am the player that plays Douglas in the Cuckoo's Nest PTA adventure. We had an additional player come in to our game this…
In Actual Play
Participants: JasonK, REkz, Ron Edwards.

7/27/2006 JMendes: [MLwM] (June Retreat) Eyes and Tears
Hey, :) For those of you who don't know (which is probably most of you), last June, four role-players organized a week-long RPG retreat. These players were me, my wife…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Arturo G..

7/28/2006 nikola: [GenCon] Posters: if you've got one, tell me about it.
I've been placed in charge of poster management at GenCon this year. We may have even less room for posters this year than last because we don't have a wall,…
In Conventions
Participants: nikola, TonyLB, joepub, timfire, Malcolm, Justin D. Jacobson, Paul Czege, abzu, Keith Senkowski.

7/28/2006 Settembrini: Here goes the Interview (First part of the marathon)
Hope this is the right forum. Please move if neccessary. Ron gave me an Interview, here´s the very first part of it. We talk about Spione, and early RPG-experiences.
In Adept Press
Participants: Settembrini, matthijs, Ron Edwards.

7/28/2006 Arturo G.: [Trollbabe] First session, trying to follow a player agenda
Hi, folks! This is a report about our first Trollbabe session. I'm, not sure if we were using all the rules properly. Anyway, the session was quite satisfactory. However, there…
In Actual Play
Participants: Arturo G., TonyLB, Ron Edwards.

7/28/2006 joshua neff: first [AP] Breaking the Ice the old-fashioned way
I bought BtI a few months ago, but my wife (Julie) and I only just got to playing it for the first time last night. I'll cut past the chase…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: joshua neff, Emily Care.

7/28/2006 Darcy Burgess: [Walk With Dragons] RPG/Boardgame query
I'm in the early stages of a tragic-yet-satyrical project called Walk With Dragons.  It's shaping up to be a weird mixture of Fellowship of the Ring and 1930's Germany.  That's…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Darcy Burgess, slavemind, stuartr, Wolfen, Lxndr, joepub, coldblackwind.

7/28/2006 cpeterso: [TSOY] distilled vs undistilled poison?
How do distilled poisons differ from undistilled? TSOY pages 171-173 describe the poisons' effects with different verbiage, but I don't see a significant difference. thanks, chris
In CRN Games
Participants: cpeterso, Clinton R. Nixon.

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