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7/31/2006 museleading: Happily ever after - design thoughts
I'm designing a game and I'd like to get some input on it.  I have a set of characters with a strong backstory and set of relationships.  I have a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: museleading, TonyLB, Matt Wilson, dindenver, Selene Tan.

7/31/2006 Thomas D: Group Character Creation
I’ve got an idea for a game with a character pool where during the course of play any player can choose characters that are on the table as the main…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Thomas D, Ben Lehman, Adam Kleizer, Bill_White, jasonm, TonyLB, daMoose_Neo, Arturo G., Nathan P., Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards, aaronil.

7/28/2006 Frank T: [Sorcerer & Sword] Dinosaurs and Zebra Women
This is another AP thread from the Spione weekend in Berlin. After dinner, I reminded Ron of his promise, and so it was time for some Sorcerer. Ron wanted to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank T, Paul T, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

7/28/2006 Don Johnson: HEIST
HEIST What you need: Three or more players. One player is the Ringleader. The rest of the players are the Crew. The Hire: (IC RP) The Ringleader presents the heist…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Don Johnson, TonyLB, jasonm, Kevin Allen Jr, Zathreyel, Ron Edwards.

7/28/2006 iconoplast: [DitV] 24-inspired session idea and mechanics question
I was re-watching the first season of 24 with my girlfriend, and I kept thinking that, scene by scene, these conflicts could work well in Dogs.  The NPC knows something:…
In lumpley games
Participants: iconoplast, Warren.

7/28/2006 Hans: Anvilwerks forum gone?
Any idea why I suddenly would not be able to see the Anvilwerks forum?  Did I miss a memo?
In Site Discussion
Participants: Hans.

7/28/2006 lumpley: GenCon Booth - Awards Banner
[quote author=abzu link=topic=20622.msg214869#msg214869 date=1154097391] Also, I think we* should put a display together similar to what Vincent had last year -- the hanging panels that described Dogs and its accolades.…
In Conventions
Participants: lumpley, abzu, Clinton R. Nixon, Justin D. Jacobson, Paka, Ron Edwards, Malcolm, Keith Senkowski, Matt Snyder, Ben Lehman, timfire, Nathan P., jasonm, Valamir, btrc, Paul Czege, Dantai, c, Emily Care, TonyLB, inthisstyle.

7/28/2006 Gregor Hutton: Best Friends released
Back in March Joe Prince released Contenders, the first Ronnies game to be published, and now I've got Best Friends for sale as a PDF. The print copy, fingers crossed,…
In Publishing
Participants: Gregor Hutton, Dantai.

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.

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 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 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 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 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.

7/27/2006 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..

7/27/2006 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 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 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 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 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.

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7/31/2006 xoet: 3d/4 person chess game >>into rpg
heya, these are the two games I am working on and or designing 1    the 3d 4 person chess set up This is the idea I just got about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: xoet.

7/31/2006 Ron Edwards: Proposed major change to the Forge
Hello, Clinton and I had one of our Dark Admin Discussions a couple of days ago. There's a problem to acknowledge, and a couple of possible solutions. We decided that…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, jasonm, r_donato, TonyLB, Ben Lehman, Matt Wilson, Valamir, joshua neff, Zathreyel, thwaak, demiurgeastaroth, contracycle, baron samedi, Eero Tuovinen, Blankshield, rafial, Nathan P., Emily Care, Halzebier, Arturo G., Czar Fnord, Wolfen, GreatWolf, Sydney Freedberg, JMendes, LordSmerf, Mark Woodhouse, timfire, abzu, c, Steven Stewart, Noon, Wysardry, dsellars, ejh.

7/31/2006 Marhault: [Afterworld] Resolution problems
The world as it once was has come to an end.  All that is left is a few scattered pockets of survivors trying to rebuild.  The Player Characters are members…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Marhault, Matt Wilson, Nathan P., Joshua BishopRoby, Bill_White.

7/31/2006 woodelf: still not clear on several of the rules
Ok, we're starting a game of With Great Power…, and i have a few bits of the rules that i haven't figured out yet. I think i've read all of…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: woodelf, Michael S. Miller.

7/31/2006 coffeestain: Question about Magical Aptitudes
What is the intention of having Magical Aptitudes and Items require only one Magic Token per session to activate, while Magical Effects require one token per use?  Is it to…
In Galileo Games
Participants: coffeestain, inthisstyle, Nathan P., RedPissLegion.

7/31/2006 rulvestad: [DitV] First timers - Tower Creek one-shot
Long time lurker, first time poster.  My name is Reed and I’m in Austin.  I played my first game of Dogs in the Vineyard this weekend and I loved it,…
In Actual Play
Participants: rulvestad, jasonm.

7/31/2006 Glendower: [DITV] Initiation and Zarephath
I ran a game of Dogs in the Vineyard with my friends.  The two of them, Lisa and Chris, have not had that much exposure to the newer indie games,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, RobNJ.

7/31/2006 yangnome: [DitV] Alternate Setting: Cops on the Street
Hello, I picked up DitV last year and have had a blast playing it.  Immediately, it seemed like it might make a good fit for a modern police game.  I'm…
In lumpley games
Participants: yangnome, charlesperez, nikola, rulvestad, klaveshy.

7/31/2006 mudron: Will draw for food!
I'm a Harvey Award-nominated funnybook artist in need of work - my previous experience includes knocking out roleplaying manual illustrations (many for people posting on this very board!), storyboards, gaming…
In Connections
Participants: mudron.

7/31/2006 Hans: GenCon Transportation
I may not be the only one who needs to talk about this, so feel free to post your own requests here as well... My transport to return from GenCon…
In Connections
Participants: Hans.

7/31/2006 jburneko: Sorcerer: Small Rules Questions
Hello, In the last session of my current Sorcerer game an interesting thing happened and I want to clearify if my adjudication was within the scope of the rules.  We…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards.

7/31/2006 Joe Dizzy: [Retro Runner] First draft. - General feedback requested
Hello all. This is my first foray into designing a game, as opposed to house-ruling an existing one into oblivion. This is very much modeled on my first exposure to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Joe Dizzy, leapin lizard, Bill_White, Sydney Freedberg, Ron Edwards, Noon.

7/31/2006 Levi Kornelsen: Frostfolk and GNS aggravation.
(Please note: I'm hoping to use this thread as the opening point of a discussion, rather than as a straight report). --- Of late, I've taken a lot of time…
In Actual Play
Participants: Levi Kornelsen, Ron Edwards, r_donato, Precious Villain, Caldis, Christopher Kubasik, Melinglor.

7/31/2006 Zach: [Intergalactic Cooking Challenge] Published! What next?
Written by Zach Welhouse and illustrated by Pauli Kohberger and Mika Peterson, Intergalactic Cooking Challenge is the first concentrated effort to present the high-stakes world of futuristic cooking challenges in…
In Publishing
Participants: Zach, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman.

7/31/2006 Frank T: [Spiel Essen] Info, funding, and homework for the authors
Hi, I'm back with some information on how the Essen project, previously discussesd here, is making progress. To recap, Spiel fair at Essen, Germany, is Europe's largest game fair and…
In Conventions
Participants: Frank T, oliof, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Justin D. Jacobson, Markku Tuovinen, TonyLB, jasonm, Blankshield, Yokiboy, Emily Care.

7/31/2006 TonyLB: Is popcorn necessary?
So, our very own Hans coined the term "popcorn throwing" to generally cover any out-of-game social feedback of the "Oh, what you did totally sucks, take it back," variety.  And…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Mark Woodhouse, Bret Gillan, Hans, Valamir, Andrew Morris, Tuxboy, Vaxalon, Gaerik.

7/31/2006 Doyce: [Galactic] Denver Playtest: Session 0
So folks got together on Friday, roughly around 6pm, to run through all the prep-work for a Galactic! campaign: Captains, Crews, Factions, the Galaxy, our First Worlds, and an addition…
In Playtesting
Participants: Doyce, Matt Wilson.

7/31/2006 timfire: [tMW] Non-gamers---joke-y but thematically interesting
A few weeks ago... three weeks ago I think, I played two sessions of The Mountain Witch with three of my non-gamer friends. The first was Becky, who was like,…
In Actual Play
Participants: timfire, Noon.

7/31/2006 Dom: [Actual Play] Blood Opera @ Continuum 2006
[b]Or...my First Time Experience Running CoS.[/b] The following is the set of notes that I put together immediately after running [color=Red]Blood Opera[/color] at Continuum. As it was something like 2AM…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Dom, Keith Senkowski, Neil the Wimp, Iskander.

7/31/2006 r_donato: [TSOY] Rules question re: BDTP with multiple opponents
I have some questions regarding standard (non-gestalt) BDTP with multiple opponents. Let's suppose we have three characters: A, B, and C. (I thought long and hard about those names.) Question…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, Twobirds, Gaerik.

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