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8/17/2006 iago: [The Roach] Something interesting goin' on with them there stakes...
So, it's GenCon, and we're playing the Shab al-whatsit Roach, and I'm roached right from the beginning, and going in hard (5 status) on a particular conflict.  We know from…
In Actual Play
Participants: iago, jasonm, Mike Holmes.

8/16/2006 iago: [Sorcerer] Soulseller - The Game I'd Run (or the Supplement I'd Write?)
This might be an old idea, or it might be a new one.  If it's old, tell me! I'd love to go digest said old idea and make babies with…
In Adept Press
Participants: iago, Ron Edwards, Dav.

8/16/2006 Lamorak33: Pissed off Pendragon
Hi Had a funny gameexperience. I amusually a GM I suffer with control issues. That could explain this post. I am also very impulsive and can be a bit short…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lamorak33, Blankshield, Ron Edwards, eruditus.

8/16/2006 abzu: Agon Sunday Night at GenCon
I was invited to play Agon with Dave Turner, Jared Sorensen, Jürgen Mayer, Thor Olavsrud and Matt Wilson on Sunday night. Dave had run the game once before, Thor had…
In Actual Play
Participants: abzu, Matt Wilson, Valamir, rafial, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper, Thor Olavsrud.

8/16/2006 ffilz: [RuneQuest] A tortuous session
Last night we had a RuneQuest session that was very painful.  I’m curious if my read on things makes sense. Some background first: The players and their characters: The young…
In Actual Play
Participants: ffilz, Lamorak33, r_donato, Glendower, Mike Holmes.

8/16/2006 Denise: Question- publisher #s vs. fans
I was just wondering, how many people are there here who do not have some sort of affiliation with a publisher? 
In Site Discussion
Participants: Denise, David Artman, Gaerik, Technocrat13, Dev, Valamir, Thunder_God.

8/16/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: Please Find Me a Typo in Burning Empires
It's not often that I'm humbled upon reading a game, but nevertheless here I am. I snagged a copy of BE at GC for a couple of reasons. Principally, I…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Iskander, abzu, Matt Wilson.

8/16/2006 somniturne: Freelance artist seeking work
Hey guys, My name is Jeff Himmelman.  I just graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.  I work in both pen and…
In Connections
Participants: somniturne, iago, Wolfen, ValentineS, David C.

8/16/2006 iconoplast: [DiTV] Prudence (Crystalline v2)
This is for the Supernatural Town Creation thing.  I liked what I read of Crystalline, but I... remixed it, slightly. I tried to involve the Steward more directly, I created…
In lumpley games
Participants: iconoplast, oliof.

8/16/2006 pigames: Looking for Story Engine/Maelstrom material
Folks, PIG recently acquired the rights to Story Engine and Maelstrom Storytelling. I know that there were quite a few conversions and plug-ins created for it back in the day,…
In Connections
Participants: pigames.

8/16/2006 Lxndr: [Fastlane] Arabian Heists at GenCon
I'd brought a 20lb briefcase full of heavy casino-weight poker chips, cards, dice, and a roulette wheel to GenCon and carried it all over the place.  By Saturday night I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lxndr, Valamir, Eric J. Boyd, jasonm, segedy.

8/16/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [HENSHIN! / Guardians] I have a resolution mechanic. I think.
Hokahey. In Guardians, previously titled HENSHIN!, you are the teenaged, Sailor Moon / Buffy / Spiderman-esque Guardians of a town under seige from forces supernatural, and for your characters at…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII, Kesher, Troy_Costisick, anders_larsen, TonyLB, knicknevin.

8/16/2006 boredoom: Resolving Passions
I can't see that Mortal Coil has a mechanism for dealing with Passions that have run their course. For instance, what happens if a character with "Hate: Kill all vampires…
In Galileo Games
Participants: boredoom, inthisstyle, Nathan P..

8/16/2006 ffilz: [DitV] Character generation and a positive sign
We wrapped up a frustrating RuneQuest session early last night (I'll be posting in Actual Play about that later when I have more time to compose a post). Since next…
In lumpley games
Participants: ffilz, oliof, Eliarhiman6.

8/16/2006 daemonchild: GenCon 2006 Pictures
Hi, Not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this or not. Matt and I would like to extend an invitation to host pictures of GenCon and all its…
In Conventions
Participants: daemonchild, iago, RobNJ, Bankuei, Rob Donoghue, Matt-M-McElroy, Ron Edwards, Emily Care, Gregor Hutton, Malcolm.

8/16/2006 The Duke: Big Model and GNS
Hello. I'm new to the Forge and the GNS and Big Model theory(ies). I have read all but the top one of the articles in the Articles section, and I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: The Duke, Ron Edwards.

8/16/2006 Jake Richmond: Panty Explosion (print version) available now
For those of you who didn't run into me at Gencon, the print version of Panty Explosion is available now from our site at Atarashi Games. It's a very handsome…
In Publishing
Participants: Jake Richmond.

8/16/2006 Thomas D: [PTA] Actual Play Actual Examples?
I just posted something similar to this over at story-games.com, but thought I'd ask here. I'm in the process of selling PTA to my current gaming group as a game…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Thomas D, Aaron Smith, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6, John Harper, Cabbagetom, Doyce, Christopher Kubasik, Alan.

8/16/2006 iago: Spirit of the Century: Quick Info Thread
[b]Spirit of the Century [/b]is an upcoming Pulp RPG using a newly revised, fresh, potent version of the Fate system.  You can find out much more about the game here:…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: iago, RedPissLegion, arete66.

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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8/17/2006 LordSmerf: [Drifter's Escape] and [Agon] Audio recordings from Gen Con 2006
These are recordings from a pair of after-hours games played at the Embassy Suites at Gen Con this year.  Both of them happened in the lobby, so there's an appreciable…
In Actual Play
Participants: LordSmerf.

8/17/2006 daMoose_Neo: [Final Twilight - GenCon] Alexis Finals Highlights
By "popular request" (or a well placed suggestion), I've written up this actual play post about Final Twilight, and some of the cooler moments of our GenCon special event, the…
In Actual Play
Participants: daMoose_Neo.

8/17/2006 greyorm: [ORX] on Indie-netgaming
This will be a quick post, mainly to hit a few points sloshing around inside my head. A few nights or a week or something ago I up and played…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, Mike Holmes, C. Edwards.

8/17/2006 The Duke: Questions on the Big Model/GNS
Hello. These are not questions on actual, play, I am asking for clarifications on some points of GNS I didn't quite understand. I asked in the First Thoughts forum where…
In Actual Play
Participants: The Duke, Adam Dray, Gaerik, Ron Edwards.

8/17/2006 pedyo: (AG&G) Questions from Actual Play
Hi there, We played the second session of AG&G yesterday evening - it was a great night: we laughed, had a good time and created a wonderful story together. I…
In lumpley games
Participants: pedyo, lumpley.

8/17/2006 AzureaSkyes: A quick question about equipment "abilities" and flaws
Hello everyone, I have a question about equipment abilities and flaws. I'll ask the flaws part first. If you have a "keyword" flaw rated, for example, at 17. What does…
In HeroQuest
Participants: AzureaSkyes, droog, kurukku, sebastianz, Mike Holmes, soviet, Mandacaru.

8/17/2006 btrc: GenCon lost & found
Unpacking my stuff, I found a beige mesh sort of thing called a Tonga, which is apparently a baby sling of some type. Would the owner please contact me and…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc.

8/17/2006 Bastoche: [Burning Wheel] The game that didn't lift off
I don't know if Ron or any others remembers me. I asked a few GNS related questions a while back before the forum was rearranged. Anyway, those discussions led to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bastoche, Paka, Nathan P., eruditus, mtiru.

8/17/2006 Nathan P.: Hello and Welcome
Hi everybody! Welcome to the new Hamsterprophet Productions forum! I don't really have much more to say than that. All of the normal Forge rules for decorum apply, though I'm…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., jasonm, Meguey, mtiru, Kevin Allen Jr.

8/17/2006 walkerp: Forge representation at RoyalCon Montreal?
[url=http://www.royalcon.ca]RoyalCon [/url]is taking place in Montreal September 23-24.  We're a first time con, shooting for 200 people.  Our underlying theme is bringing the gaming community together and roleplaying diversity.  We…
In Conventions
Participants: walkerp.

8/17/2006 Technocrat13: [The Shab-al-Hiri Roach] More murub, por favor.
So, I got to run two sessions of The Shab-al-Hiri Roach on the official books at GenCon this year.  It was, obviously, totally awesome.  The first session, which ran from…
In Actual Play
Participants: Technocrat13, jasonm.

8/17/2006 John Harper: Agon FAQ
The current version of the FAQ can be found on the Agon wiki: http://random.average-bear.com/Agon/AgonFAQ As questions crop up here and in Actual Play, I'll expand the FAQ.
In one.seven design
Participants: John Harper.

8/17/2006 John Harper: Agon Resources
[url=http://random.average-bear.com/Agon/HomePage][b]The Agon Wiki[/b][/url] [url=http://random.average-bear.com/Agon/HomePage]http://random.average-bear.com/Agon/HomePage[/url] Please feel free to add your Actual Play links (or posts) or whatever else you like to the wiki. I'll manage the FAQ and the Semi-Official…
In one.seven design
Participants: John Harper, Silverback, Felon.

8/17/2006 eruditus: mechanical Character Development
I have a line of games I am trying to flesh out, of which this is the first.  Thanks, in advance, for your input. First, let me say that I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: eruditus, TonyLB, aaronil, gains.

8/17/2006 ivan23: No Rain in Galilee - Dust Devils at GenCon
I’ve not written an Actual Play before, so apologies if it’s too system-light, story-heavy, or overly chatty – I’ve called my points out so people can skim. I wasn’t planning…
In Actual Play
Participants: ivan23, Hans.

8/17/2006 Hans: [The Shab-al-Hiri Roach] Disturbed at GenCon
I thought about posting this report for a while, trying to decide whether or not I should.  I'm not sure if this is an actual play post or an exercise…
In Actual Play
Participants: Hans, epweissengruber, WhiteRat, urbanpagan, oliof, jasonm, r_donato, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Bret Gillan, Blankshield, Mark Woodhouse, Joshua BishopRoby, Adam Dray, MichaelCurry.

8/17/2006 Hans: [Dust Devils] Running out of cards
Ok, have any of you ever run out of cards?  I did at GenCon, and am interested in solutions.  I am loathe to give up my 1888 Grover Cleveland presidential…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Hans, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Snyder, Remko.

8/17/2006 Nick_Bergeron: Basic Publishing Guide
Are there any resources floating around the site on how to actually publish an indi game, from step 1?
In Publishing
Participants: Nick_Bergeron, Zach, Iskander.

8/17/2006 ElliottBelser MKII: [Conflict: Eridani / The War For Eridani] Power 19, Second Version
My old game ideas are rising from the grave and eating my brains.  This is Not Good.  I only hope some cool gamenosity will result. 1) What is your game…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ElliottBelser MKII.

8/17/2006 Madkitten: Compact RPG Challenge REVISED
Forked from the following thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20302.0 Send YOUR contribution to this E-mail Address: CompactRPG@sverige.nu Last submission date: August the 28th. The rules for the endeavor are as follows:    …
In Endeavor
Participants: Madkitten, Kesher, WRPIgeek, Filip Luszczyk, Ken, Thunder_God, btrc, dpetroski, iago.

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