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8/15/2006 wunderllama: [Mouse Guard] Fantastic GenCon playtest!
This past weekend at GenCon, I was privileged enough to play through a playtest of Clinton Nixon’s Mouse Guard, run by Clinton himself. (Mouse Guard is a game he wrote…
In Playtesting
Participants: wunderllama, Solamasa, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, ironick, pedyo.

8/15/2006 John Harper: Agon (print version) now available!
My game of ancient Greek heroes, Agon, is now available in printed form, thanks to the good folks at Lulu.com. You can order the book here. The game website has…
In Publishing
Participants: John Harper, demiurgeastaroth.

8/15/2006 John Kim: 2005 Indie RPG Award Winners
So the Indie Awards were announced on Friday live at GenCon, and I'm posting them now as I get back.  I'm updating the website with comments and pictures now --…
In Conventions
Participants: John Kim.

8/15/2006 marknau: GenCon Observations from an "Outsider"
I haven't been keeping up with things at the Forge for about 3 years now. I saw the booth at GenCon and waded in to see what was up. Observations…
In Conventions
Participants: marknau, c, Smithy, Waiwode, Editor Drew, Zach, stove, RobNJ, Adam Dray, David Artman, Sydney Freedberg, Denise, sean2099, Turbo, GB Steve, MikeH.

8/15/2006 tj333: [Drill] 12 Cranes Style VS Iron Fist of the Dragon
Inspired by the Calvinball for Combat thread I've written up this drill. Its a wuxia/kung-fuish /super powered martial arts style drill where the power of your long and perhaps oddly…
In Endeavor
Participants: tj333, Noon, BeUrgaust.

8/14/2006 James_Nostack: [mechaton] Strategies? Builder Code?
I've been dying to play Mechaton, and nearly got to play this weekend but some friends punked out on me.  This leads to a few points: 1.  Vincent, I'm not…
In lumpley games
Participants: James_Nostack, ScottM, lumpley.

8/14/2006 btrc: Post-GenCon comments
Just starting a thread for people to chip in on. I'm not in much shape to write, having just finished 15 hours of driving with a 4 hour sleep break…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, chadu, Editor Drew, Kat Miller, Ron Edwards, Matt-M-McElroy, jasonm, Nev the Deranged, Jürgen Mayer.

8/14/2006 Lxndr: [Ensemble] Playtesting at GenCon: Land of the Lost
Okay, so.  Ensemble, a game of improvisational roleplaying, managed to be playtested exactly once at GenCon, late Friday night at the Embassy Suites. It was originally Emily Care Boss, myself,…
In Playtesting
Participants: Lxndr, Nathan P., Jake Richmond, c, Jonathan Hastings.

8/14/2006 Andrew Morris: [GenCon][Unistat] Crazy surreal western/Americana and "Tesla: Dead or Alive"
For some reason, I didn't do much role-playing at GenCon. I had lots of fun just hanging out and doing random other stuff. But I did get a chance to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Andrew Morris, LeSingeSavant, Eric Minton, Sydney Freedberg.

8/14/2006 RobNJ: Dice probabilities question and meta-question
1) I am wondering where I can find probability distributions for various dice pools, or how I can generate them.  Most of us know the 3d6 bell curve, what I'm…
In First Thoughts
Participants: RobNJ, stack0v3rflow, TonyLB, Valamir, jerry, Hans, Lxndr, David Artman, Blankshield, efindel.

8/14/2006 Adam Kleizer: [Mafia Story] Saving the daughter of the Boss
[b]Hello![/b] Last week I had the opportunity to test my game Mafia Story with 3 of my friends. (Get the playtest document [url=http://web.t-online.hu/kleizerne/rpg/mafiastory_briefgameplay.pdf]here[/url]. This document lacks a good overview of…
In Playtesting
Participants: Adam Kleizer.

8/14/2006 Frank T: [Rim Patrol] Texans and hookers in space. Vodka, too.
So we have been asked to post about German game designs in development. Ron, you’re gonna like this one. The game is called “Randpatrouille” (Rim Patrol) and you can download…
In Playtesting
Participants: Frank T, abjourne.

8/14/2006 joepub: Why do wolves bite people?
Okay, so Clinton ran this Kick Ass game of The Princes' Kingdom on the Sunday night of Gencon. But this cool, altered version that I'll talk about in a minute.…
In Actual Play
Participants: joepub, Clinton R. Nixon, Noon, eruditus, Meguey, Supplanter.

8/14/2006 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] Rule question: Dogs in IIEE
Hello! I have a question for Vincent, when he will be back from GenCon (but I would welcome comments and answers by others people, too) I have a doubt about…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley, Vaxalon, Spooky Fanboy, Claudia Cangini.

8/14/2006 Matthias Wasser: RISK or Civ, roleplayed
(Hi! As you might have guessed from my post count, I'm new here. This idea only reached the conscious parts of my brain today, which is why I registered. Also,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Matthias Wasser, Vaxalon, komradebob, Sydney Freedberg, lev_lafayette, GregStolze, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer.

8/13/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [HENSHIN!] A Back Cover Spiel, Plot Sequence and Whether I Need A GM
HENSHIN!  ...is a game about teenaged Mystical Guardians who defend thier friends and loved ones from the supernatural, at the cost of totally screwing up any chance of a normal…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, andrew_kenrick, Mr. Sluagh, c, knicknevin.

8/13/2006 iconoplast: Getting ready to run first game. Advice / Town sought.
I ran half a session of Dogs months ago, as an impromptu filler session when a D&D game failed to coalesce. However, I've been talking the game up forever, and…
In lumpley games
Participants: iconoplast, lumpley, Vaxalon.

8/13/2006 epweissengruber: HQ and the Mountain Witch setup.
I love the mechanics of this ronin-meets-Resevoir Dogs game: http://www.timfire.com/MountainWitch/MW_resources.html It's a great way to capture the play between trust and betrayal in samurai movies, westerns, and dark action stories.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: epweissengruber, Mike Holmes.

8/13/2006 Tancred: Missing Suspense in the Dog's Bidding System
Hi, I'm looking for advice on a problem that's come up when I recently played Dogs in the Vineyard. When a conflict's arisen and the dice have been rolled we…
In lumpley games
Participants: Tancred, Gugliandalf, JMendes, Eliarhiman6, lumpley, Vaxalon, ffilz, zornwil.

8/13/2006 Ramidel: Spam threat once again
First Thoughts Forum has just been attacked by a spammer (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20841.0 among other threads). As if we haven't attracted enough spam already this month. Now that we've apparently hit the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ramidel, Thomas D, Wolfen, signoftheserpent, r_donato.

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8/15/2006 c: What is possible to achieve with game design? (Adult with some vulgarities)
So Gen Con was a great experience for me and cleared up a lot of issues I have been having with my game design, and lit a fire under my…
In First Thoughts
Participants: c, Meguey, Ron Edwards, Blankshield, billvolk, Grand_Commander13, Nathan P., Sydney Freedberg, Paul Czege, Isbo, BeUrgaust, Falc, Tomas HVM, mikefernandez.

8/15/2006 lumpley: DitV town challenge: massive supernatural carnage
The rules: Create a town and post it in this thread. Crank the supernatural up as far as you can. If your towns are usually supernatural-high, crank this one up…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Vaxalon, iconoplast, oliof, Eliarhiman6, ffilz, David Laurence, jburneko.

8/15/2006 Iskander: [GenCon] Random Moments of Awesome
Hey folks, I wanted to post a few random awesome moments, just because. Please chip in. Here's my first: It was unequivocally awesome for me to see Dalys (Michael S.…
In Conventions
Participants: Iskander, Nathan P., jrs, Meguey, TonyLB, Blankshield, Gaerik, Justin D. Jacobson, RobNJ, inthisstyle, Malcolm, Lxndr, Gregor Hutton, Tim C Koppang, nikola, iago, John Harper, joepub, Jye Nicolson, Dantai, btrc, Nev the Deranged, Michael S. Miller, Matt.

8/15/2006 abzu: Gencon Feedback [Designers/Boothies]
OK folks, let's talk about what worked and what didn't. Share your stories of success and failure here, too. For the fans, please use this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20864.0 Thanks, -Luke
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, TonyLB, Tim C Koppang, Meguey, jasonm, Blankshield, Justin D. Jacobson, Jake Richmond, Malcolm, Valamir, iago, Matt Wilson, Nathan P., jrs, Iskander, Lxndr, Paka, segedy, Gregor Hutton, inthisstyle, eruditus, lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, John Harper, DensityMan, timfire, Troy_Costisick, iain, Jonathan Walton, Jasper the Mimbo.

8/15/2006 Hans: Psychadelic Capes at GenCon
The most gratifying moment in my GM'ing career?  Two women showing up for my very first time ever running a session at GenCon in COSTUME as flower children.  Oh my…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, Bret Gillan, Vaxalon, LemmingLord, TonyLB, Gaerik.

8/15/2006 daemonchild: [Occupation] Call for Playtesters
Hello, Occupation is a game set in the year 2554 based on the philosophy of futurism. Drawn from multiple disciplines, the setting is my vision of what the world might…
In Connections
Participants: daemonchild.

8/15/2006 Hans: Dust Devils at GenCon
Ran this twice at GenCon; thanks to all who played.  The players I had for both sessions were fantastic; the first session turned into an action packed investigation of the…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Hans, MagePro, ivan23, Matt Snyder, chris jiggy g.

8/15/2006 jasonm: Demo scripts
I'm now obsessed with optimizing the demo as a sales and presentation resource.  To this end, this morning I wrote down from memory my demo as it was presented on…
In Conventions
Participants: jasonm, TonyLB, segedy, John Harper, David Artman, Paka, Justin D. Jacobson, iago, Malcolm, semioticity, iain, Nathan P., marknau.

8/15/2006 abzu: In Praise of Brennan and Alexander
And Danielle, and Ralph, and Mike Miller. You all suffered for our greater glory and you made the booth so so so much better than it's ever been before. Three…
In Conventions
Participants: abzu, Iskander, inthisstyle, Jake Richmond, Malcolm, Meguey, Matt Wilson, Nathan P., Paka, Ben Lehman, Gregor Hutton, Dantai.

8/15/2006 Kevin Allen Jr: The reverse engineering challenge
So after some observation of other designers and talking to some folks (thanks Shreyas) I had this idea for a design contest: Thesis- Speaking generally, the last thing in most…
In Endeavor
Participants: Kevin Allen Jr, iago, thwaak, marknau, Darcy Burgess, NeuroZombie, Zach, BeUrgaust, Dustfather, Dumirik, gwangi, Agent_Fresh, Tomas HVM, andrew_kenrick.

8/15/2006 Kat Miller: GoD and IGE : after Gen Con Impressions
The Games on Demand experiment was a huge success. Over the Course of the Con we collected 147 tickets and entertained 89 players in a number of 2 hour and…
In Conventions
Participants: Kat Miller, Iskander, Bankuei, Gaerik, jasonm, Christopher Weeks, iago, Larry Wickman, Hans, Emily Care, LordSmerf.

8/15/2006 soviet: Vampire: HeroQuest conversion
I used to play a fair bit of Vampire and Werewolf when I was at university, and though my tastes in rules systems have changed considerably since then, I still…
In HeroQuest
Participants: soviet, sebastianz, Mike Holmes.

8/15/2006 Nick_Bergeron: Dr. StrangeForge or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Wii
I get excited when I play games.  When I was younger I had a hard time training myself not to bounce up and down while leaping over Koopa Troopers.  I…
In Conventions
Participants: Nick_Bergeron, Malcolm.

8/15/2006 Kat Miller: [Into the Mystic] Gen Con playtests
I ran two different play tests of Into The Mystic at Gen con. I’m thinking 2 words here: one is Crash the Other is Burn. It started out at the…
In Playtesting
Participants: Kat Miller, Emily Care.

8/15/2006 Andrew Morris: Unistat available online
A nice PDF of Unistat is now available online, thanks to the efforts of Remi Treuer, who was great to work with. The game fits on a single sheet of…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, RobNJ.

8/15/2006 DLChuck: Very impressed with the indie games at Gen Con
Hi guys.  I'm a new poster here, but I've lurked a bit bit before.  I run a gaming podcast called the Dragon's Landing Inn, and my Co-Host and I, along…
In Publishing
Participants: DLChuck, Ron Edwards, Denise.

8/16/2006 Denise: 2007 ENnie Awards
Just so you guys know, I'm going to be starting the voting for the coveted positions of ENnies judge some time in September.  To be a judge you need to…
In Publishing
Participants: Denise.

8/16/2006 urbanpagan: My Life with Mde. Michelle DuChamps (GenCon 06)
This was the third time I'd ever run MLwM (as well as my fourth time ever running -anything-) and of course I was nervous as hell.  This was also the…
In Actual Play
Participants: urbanpagan.

8/16/2006 Elysium: Selling game play techniques to my GM
I have a few GMs that I have been trying to sell some of the techniques I have found here. I haven't yet tried any of the techniques, and so…
In Actual Play
Participants: Elysium, Eliarhiman6, demiurgeastaroth, baron samedi, Warren, coffeestain, Ron Edwards, r_donato, abjourne, Dav, eruditus, vulpin, Blankshield.

8/16/2006 iago: Don't Rest Your Head: Quick Info Thread
Don't Rest Your Head is currently available at Lulu and IPR.  You can learn more about this game -- in which the protagonists are insomniacs who are so tired, and…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: iago.

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