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8/7/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: News About RPI
I just got a letter from RPI and "Alphagraphics", and I know a lot of us around here have used them and intend to use them in the future. So…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, TonyLB, jasonm.

8/7/2006 Keith Senkowski: GenCon Loading Dock
Any of you monkeys out there know which street access to the loading dock is off of?  I didn't deliver or take shit away from there last year so I…
In Conventions
Participants: Keith Senkowski, Michael S. Miller.

8/7/2006 BeZurKur: [AFMBE] Cool Idea or Car Wreck?
Hey guys, I'm been applying the GNS theory -- as best as I understand it -- to my games, and they have shown considerable improvement.  We are having more fun…
In Actual Play
Participants: BeZurKur, Zak Arntson, Thomas D, Roger, BlackTerror.

8/7/2006 fredrikr: "What if I need to lift a rock?"
At the beginning of my second ShadowQuest session on of the players commented on the lack of common stats in the system, remarking that it might be difficult to deal …
In HeroQuest
Participants: fredrikr, Der_Renegat, Mike Holmes, Web_Weaver, droog, Raedwald Bretwalda, Ian Cooper.

8/7/2006 fredrikr: [Shadow World] Tales of the Storm Falcon - Part 2
Hello everyone, sorry about the extended silence. It's been about two weeks now since I held the second session of my ShadowQuest game, I just haven't gotten around to writing…
In HeroQuest
Participants: fredrikr, sebastianz, alexandre santos.

8/7/2006 MartiniPhilosopher: Alchemy and Apothecary in a gamist/narrativist system
I am currently working on fleshing out a personal project in which I am attempting to do some bridging between Narrativist and Gamist camps. Part of my design decision in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MartiniPhilosopher, Joshua BishopRoby, dindenver.

8/7/2006 Eliarhiman6: [TSoY] Changing the Past
I searched for an answer to this question in the rules and in this forum, but I didn't find anything: A Khale traveling in the Green World could go in…
In CRN Games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Twobirds, Gaerik, John Harper, joshua neff, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/7/2006 coffeestain: [Forget] Reward Cycle
Forget is a game about discovering your character in play and exploring strong co-ownership of characters and setting.  The premise is simple and takes cues from movies such as The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: coffeestain, matthijs, Nathan P., Joshua BishopRoby, c.

8/7/2006 TonyLB: New 15-minute demo could use review
Okay, after gruelling labor of hard, laborious work, I finished up the new version of the fifteen minute demo.  Here's the funky new features I intend to show off at…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Kai_lord, Ben Lehman, dunlaing, John Harper, Matthew Glover, Markku Tuovinen.

8/7/2006 Zim2.0: just starting a new concept pls help
hi I am VERY new to this whole thing and this board to but I would just like to start with a storyline maybe a whole IDK if I want…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Zim2.0, Grand_Commander13, anders_larsen, Sydney Freedberg.

8/6/2006 ephemere: [DitV] The Tailor
Anyone heard of this film? I know of it only through its MySpace page... but the setting seems fairly evocative. Check it out. myspace.com/thetailor
In lumpley games
Participants: ephemere.

8/6/2006 Jasper: Getting a wide audience (nevermind the profit)
I'm at the point of deciding what the final, presented form of City of Birds will be (that is, how to "publish" it). Print? PDF? Creative Commons license...? First, though,…
In Publishing
Participants: Jasper.

8/6/2006 morgue: [Mountain Witch] Under The Banner
[I've called this 'Under The Banner' because I figure it's marginally better to give an AP thread a title distinct from 'our game' or whatever.  And there's a banner in…
In Actual Play
Participants: morgue, Stephanie, hix, Ron Edwards, Sean, eddee, timfire.

8/6/2006 hix: [The Lucky Joneses] Some slow, latently homosexual playtesting
I'm about to do a big playtesting spree for my game, The Lucky Joneses, which is set in a family sit-com universe and is (hopefully) about what it means to…
In Playtesting
Participants: hix, Ron Edwards, petrova.

8/6/2006 Clinton R. Nixon: Forge news - Aug 5 2006
Two administrator notes: 1) After the recent spam, I am taking a hard line against spam on here. If a post smells like spam, and the author has not posted…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

8/6/2006 greyorm: [ORX] Artist Needed for Print Version
As some of you know, I am finally taking the plunge and putting the final touches on a print version for Orx. Now, given that this is a print version…
In Connections
Participants: greyorm, Eero Tuovinen.

8/5/2006 greyorm: Seeking Ads
As you may know, I am publishing a print version of ORX in the next few weeks to a month, and am looking to flesh out a couple pages with…
In Connections
Participants: greyorm.

8/5/2006 Satchmoe: [MLWM] A first run
I recently bought My Life with Master.  I ran my first game today, with three friends, two with whom I play regularly. We decided to run counter to the advice…
In Actual Play
Participants: Satchmoe, TonyLB, Arturo G..

8/5/2006 Paul Czege: an attempt to deliver what the non-occultists need
I have posted a revised playtest rules text, with the following key changes: 1. Setting creation is streamlined, and no longer includes the creation of any NPCs. And the term…
In Acts of Evil Playtest Board
Participants: Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller, Victor Gijsbers, Remko, hardcoremoose, timfire.

8/5/2006 Paul Czege: Acts of Evil, revised new evil playtest rules
[size=13pt][b]Acts of Evil[/b][/size] a roleplaying game of occult ambition by Paul Czege [color=Maroon][b]Introduction[/b][/color] Player characters are new initiates to an occult tradition devoted to aggressive and competitive pursuit of personal…
In Acts of Evil Playtest Board
Participants: Paul Czege.

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8/7/2006 grinnock: [Numbers] first impressions
I’ve been aware of this forum for a while, but I haven’t really delved into it. I’ve got a buddy who’s been pushing me in this direction and now that…
In First Thoughts
Participants: grinnock, TonyLB, memolith, Ron Edwards.

8/8/2006 Rustin: [Afraid] With a Nerfed Monster
Sunday I got a chance to run Afraid with the Monster found here . Overview My players much preferred battling a monster to the regular rooting out sin, passing…
In Playtesting
Participants: Rustin, Marhault, lumpley, Mark Woodhouse, WhiteRat, Ron Edwards, Spooky Fanboy.

8/8/2006 KickAssClown: The art of Zen, Tao, and the Matrix
Alright, I have my own first thoughts about a game, but for now that is not what I am going to post here, yet. I was looking to make a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: KickAssClown, David Artman, dindenver, davidberg.

8/8/2006 Clinton R. Nixon: GenCon demo fest Wednesday night
Peoples of the Forge, Wednesday night, I will be organizing a demo-fest. I'm sure you've got a 10-minute demo of your game, right? I'd like to help you get better…
In Conventions
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Justin D. Jacobson, JohnU, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Nathan P., John Harper, Ben Lehman, Blankshield, joepub, Yokiboy, Lxndr, Paka, Meguey.

8/8/2006 Gaerik: My GoD sessions...
Hello Game Designers! GenCon gets kicked off tomorrow night and I'm stoked.  One of the things I'm doing is manning the Games on Demand table for a single session on…
In Conventions
Participants: Gaerik, jasonm, Kat Miller.

8/8/2006 gorckat: [DitV] Generic Townspeople List
Hey folks! I recently got my hands on a (apparently older/first edition? its dated 2004, I think, and doesn't have some of the things I've seen mentioned here, like alternate…
In lumpley games
Participants: gorckat, Warren, cdr, chriscrouch, demiurgeastaroth.

8/8/2006 contracycle: The raid on the Bank Nationale de Paris
The raid on the Bank Nationale de Paris I have been asked to provide an account of a heavily stylised, storngly directorial game that I have GM'd succesfully, and have…
In Actual Play
Participants: contracycle, Paul T, Sydney Freedberg, Ron Edwards.

8/8/2006 Jeremiah Lahnum: Avoiding the Roach from Beyond the Grave
I just read this game a few days ago and I'm eager to play it.  Other members of my group are pretty excited as well.  One thing I like is…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Jeremiah Lahnum, jasonm.

8/8/2006 Claudia Cangini: [DitV] Why sending them to Bridal Falls should ok
Since Vincent already gave some direction about who and what for should post in the “Send them to Bridal Falls” thread, and not wishing to contradict him, I took the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Claudia Cangini, Taltos, Vaxalon, Gaerik, Bret Gillan, Eliarhiman6, Liminaut, demiurgeastaroth.

8/8/2006 baron samedi: [Chronicles of Erdor] Doing away with proper nouns?
Hello everyone, I'm in the process of writing the 2nd edition and supplements of a French indie fantasy-oneiric RPG, and thinking ahead on how I'd do a translation-adaptation to English.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: baron samedi, Joshua BishopRoby, andrew_kenrick, Everspinner, Castlin, davidberg, reprobate, Kesher.

8/8/2006 BeUrgaust: The Chopper RPG Challenge.
[move]In the world of motorcycles there are bikes and then there are choppers.[/move] [b]From the Wikipedia Entry on Choppers:[/b] [quote]Chopper refers to a particular type of motorcycle that was radically…
In Endeavor
Participants: BeUrgaust, Frank T, Dumirik.

8/9/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] (June Retreat) Meaning, story arcs, GMing techniques, stakes neg. (long)
Ahey, all, :) Man, this report is loooong overdue. Anyway, the following is an account of the TSoY story arc I played during my June Retreat. It focuses on techniques,…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Clay, Joshua BishopRoby.

8/9/2006 andrew_kenrick: [MLWM] meeting no criteria for an epilogue
I ran my first game of MLWM last night, and it mostly went well (I'll post a report here later). We did find a slight hitch though ... When testing…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: andrew_kenrick, Jonas Karlsson.

8/9/2006 xenopulse: [Beast Hunters] Artist(s) Needed
I am in need of at least one artist to illustrate my upcoming game, Beast Hunters.  The game is about an ancient group of tribal warriors who hunt down magical…
In Connections
Participants: xenopulse.

8/9/2006 Randulf: Jousting combat example
Here's a sample joust to be sure I understand the ins and outs of combat, especially as it relates to Baldwin, the character I posted here.  Please kibitz. For all…
In Adept Press
Participants: Randulf, Mister Six, Calithena.

8/9/2006 Randulf: Stealth messages?
Hi, up at the top of the screen it says "Hey, Randulf, you have 2 messages, 0 are new. " but when I click the word messages I am taken…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Randulf.

8/9/2006 JMendes: [TSoY] (June Retreat) Five Keys in need of Feedback
Ahey, :) A'ight, then, here's a bunch of Keys that came up during this play session, which stemmed from this initial situation. I'm gonna post these on the wiki, eventually,…
In CRN Games
Participants: JMendes, Twobirds.

8/9/2006 jonthegm: [MLwM] First Time - Our Life with Lord Billingsworth
To begin our (about 5 hour) session, we set out to create The Master. After a good half hour of creative prodding on my part and a mix of serious…
In Actual Play
Participants: jonthegm.

8/9/2006 andrew_kenrick: [MLWM] My Life with Herr Doktor
So last night I ran my first game of My Life with Master, and all in all I think it went pretty well. I botched a couple of rules, including…
In Actual Play
Participants: andrew_kenrick.

8/9/2006 Taltos: Alternate 'disadvantage' approach?
We are ramping up for our Firefly based DitV setting and in going through the first conflicts I had a thought on a way to handle disadvantaged situations that I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Taltos, Wolfen, demiurgeastaroth, Eliarhiman6.

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