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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Steven Stewart: Two Questions from Tokyo
Hiya, First I would like to say thanks for making such a game. News travels slow to this end of the world, and eventhough I don't physically have the book…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Steven Stewart, Ben Lehman, Rorimack.

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8/1/2006 Arturo G.: [Polaris] Two scenes frozen from a convention show
Some days ago I got the record of our quick Polaris show at PuCLN, a national Spanish game convention held in mid July. It was an incredible successful session. Players…
In Actual Play
Participants: Arturo G., Steven Stewart.

8/1/2006 micah: Free artist needed
Hi. I have several projects simmering away at the moment but, like most people, I'm stuck on the artwork front. Though I do draw and have art experience, I'm just…
In Connections
Participants: micah.

8/1/2006 Bret Gillan: [Gods] The Myth Cycle
The following is the rough Myth Cycle I've come up with. The Myth Cycle covers the Comics Code that will be followed in the various Ages, and the Ages that…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Bret Gillan, Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Ben Lehman, xeperi, Hans, TheCzech, Threlicus, oreso, newsalor.

8/1/2006 Randulf: [Harn] A character, a demon, and a question
[b]Baldwin[/b] Stamina 4, Military Training Will 5, Belief System, Vow (to Argent Order) Lore 1, Naive Cover 5, Knight of the Order of the Lady of Paladins Humanity 4 Telltale:…
In Adept Press
Participants: Randulf, Ron Edwards.

8/1/2006 vfortgm: Seeking collaberators for online game tool
Is anyone out there interested in contributing to the development of an on-line game tool? I am looking for designers, graphic artists and play testers. It is a completely non-commercial…
In Connections
Participants: vfortgm.

8/1/2006 TonyLB: [DexCon] [Unistat] One Wing Dipped in Blood
So, final slot of DexCon ... Sunday, 2 - 6.  I know from experience that it's luck of the draw whether people show up for such a thing.  I also…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, John Harper, Andrew Morris, RobNJ, Rob Donoghue, Krista E, Sydney Freedberg, Shawn De Arment, xeperi.

8/1/2006 greyorm: Spot Colors and Printing with Lulu
Well, I've finally decided to take the plunge and get a print version of ORX set-up and ready for sale. And yes, those of you at Forge Midwest saw what…
In Publishing
Participants: greyorm, Justin D. Jacobson, btrc, MatrixGamer, joepub, timfire, Nathan P..

8/1/2006 Sinistraphobia: Products for review
We at The Gamestas are devoted to getting info on the best games out there, and The Forge has been a great place to find the best in independent games. …
In Connections
Participants: Sinistraphobia.

8/1/2006 JasperN.: [DitV]First try and observations about different gaming goals
So we got together yesterday to play Dogs for the first time. Players were me, Lukas (my partner) and Niklas (a friend of ours). We´ve known each other for years…
In Actual Play
Participants: JasperN., oliof, Ron Edwards, Frank T.

8/1/2006 xjermx: How do you handle NPCs in your game? simple vs complex
Hi folks, I figure Actual Play is a reasonable place for this. I'm curious how you handle NPCs in your game.  Specifically, their stats/sheet/combat related tasks.  To be even more…
In Actual Play
Participants: xjermx, TonyLB, Arturo G., Jonathan Hastings, RobNJ, Joshua BishopRoby, Mike Holmes, Matthew Glover.

8/1/2006 Matt Wilson: Two Anniversaries
Two anniversaries, kinda. First, it’s now three years to the day since I brought Emmett home from the Humane Society. He’s snoozin’ nearby on his little blue doggy bed. Hooray…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson, coffeestain, Ron Edwards, Thunder_God, Troy_Costisick, John Harper, joshua neff, oliof, Arturo G..

8/1/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: The Relationship Map is the NPC Sheet
So I have a niggling of an idea where GM Prep consists of drawing up an R-map of the situation.  The relationships on the R-map and maybe one or two…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, jburneko, Bill_White, Arturo G..

8/1/2006 Byron: [Codex] Moving from Fortune to Karma within a system
I first thought of this while considering weapon damage and so will use that as the example.  I think it could be adapted to be used for the rest of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Byron, oreso, Arturo G., Selene Tan, jbrandl.

8/1/2006 Lxndr: Fastlane: 2nd Printing
There is an ever-dwindling amount of copies remaining from my "too big for my britches" Fastlane print run back in 2004, and by either the end of this year or…
In Twisted Confessions
Participants: Lxndr, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Yokiboy, iago.

8/1/2006 Mandrake: PBeM
How does one get started in PBeM? I quite fancy running one, but I'd like to play one for a bit to get more of a feel for it. My…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Mandrake, Mike Holmes, bigpumpkin, Mandacaru, a_verheaghe, Jane.

8/1/2006 jasonm: [Drowning and Falling] Now Available!
Drowning and Falling is now available for sale at Indie Press Revolution, so go snag a copy and help out a worthwhile charity.  Both Remi (art director) and I will…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

8/1/2006 Luke Fleeman: Guidelines and Suggestions
Greetings! I am a first time poster, so I hope I do not go to far away from the intended use of this area; it just seems the most appropriate…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Luke Fleeman, Joshua BishopRoby, Ron Edwards, oreso, Darcy Burgess.

8/1/2006 Thunder_God: [Cranium Rats] On Tokens; Getting Competition and Story to Work Together?
This discussion begins with other discussions. Funny how that goes. The first discussion is that about the Token Economy of Cranium Rats. That thread already raised issues regarding the clash…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Thunder_God, John Kirk.

8/1/2006 Jonathan Hastings: 1001 Nights at JiffyCon
I got a chance to play a game of 1001 Nights at last weekend's JiffyCon event.  The group consisted of me, my friend Mark, Jasper (who I had just met),…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Hastings, Ben Lehman, Meguey, TonyLB, Jasper, Nathan P..

8/1/2006 knicknevin: How Do I Stop the Train and Stay Friends with the Driver?
To start with, some background: I belong to an RPG club that runs in 2 month blocks, where the members divide up and play different games for those 2 months.…
In Actual Play
Participants: knicknevin, TonyLB, Blankshield, xjermx, r_donato, Ron Edwards, Noon.

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