Previous Topics 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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).
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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.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 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.
8/1/2006 mtiru: [Princes' Kingdom] Not Giving to a Monkey [b]The Princes’ Kingdom[/b]
I recently ran the Princes’ Kingdom for two new gamers and a veteran, all adults.
For people who might look at Clinton’s game as just “Dogs variant”… In Actual Play Participants: mtiru, Jonathan Hastings, Clinton R. Nixon.
8/1/2006 SilentScope: [Insurgency: The RPG] Published! What next? A bit about the game first.
http://insurgency.bravehost.com/
Insurgency: The Game is a Roleplaying Game created by Silent. Players take on the role of Insurgent Commanders, leading a growing insurgency, uniting… In Publishing Participants: SilentScope, daMoose_Neo, abzu.
8/2/2006 Steven Stewart: Offering to Host a Polaris Game over Ventrilo (Voice over Intenet Software) Hello fellow Polaris fans. I am really excited about this game, and looking forward to playing. Due to some real life constraints and location, I think that playing Voice Over… In These Are Our Games Participants: Steven Stewart, Ben Lehman.
8/2/2006 Rustin: [Afraid] A Monster and Questions I ran my Witchfinder version of Dogs. The players enjoyed themselves, though they didn't show much interest in passing judgment, rooting out sin etc...
Afraid, I think, will… In lumpley games Participants: Rustin, Marhault.
8/2/2006 Brian Leybourne: Fate - Mechanics initial thoughts Hi all,
I'm back after a REALLY long absence. In fact, I don't think I've been on in a year (good to see you all at last years GenCon, by… In First Thoughts Participants: Brian Leybourne, Darcy Burgess, Hermes3, btrc, trechriron, dsmvites.
8/2/2006 Lxndr: Fastlane Advertisement If you liked Fastlane and want to promote it, and you're publishing a book or other item wherein games might be advertised, there is now an official full-page advertisement available,… In Connections Participants: Lxndr.
8/2/2006 Paul T: Princes & Prophecies
Hello,
I have been reading discussions on the Forge for about eight months now, and getting more and more of a solid grasp of how the theory relates to game… In Actual Play Participants: Paul T, TonyLB, Andrew Norris.
8/2/2006 oliof: [TSoY] Rat Moon Rising (single session run! -possibly spoiler content) Hi,
this weekend, Frank T ran Rat Moon Rising for us. In short: The game rocked! Players were Martin, Ron (our Ron, not Ron Edwards), and me. Martin and I… In Actual Play Participants: oliof, Frank T, JasperN..
8/2/2006 Gordon C. Landis: [SNAP] Publication history, publication future The design history of SNAP (a generic “system” to build & run Narish games) I can trace back to this May 2001 post, but the publication history . .… In Publishing Participants: Gordon C. Landis, MatrixGamer, Adam SBG.
8/2/2006 Zach: [Intergalactic Cooking Challenge] It's chefs... in spaaaaaaaace! Last evening, I ran Intergalactic Cooking Challenge for three friends, all college-aged guys who’re fond of traditional role-playing. It was intended as a one-shot to introduce them to the universe… In Actual Play Participants: Zach.
8/2/2006 Adam Kleizer: [Mafia Story] How much complexity is still ok? Hey all!
I've got this game, which started as the Game Chef entry "The Dynasty", then became "La famiglia" after converting it to a mafia setting. Now I just use… In First Thoughts Participants: Adam Kleizer, matthijs.
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