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8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Rolls to avoid or cancel specific effects
In the rules, players might make contests for the following kind of things: At the start of a battle, to see if they can choose the starting range. When…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 Silmenume: [Middle Earth - home brew] 2nd day in July 4th '06 week of play.
The following morning (if one considers two PM to be morning) I find that I am the last to rise.  I bleary my way downstairs to find that some Team…
In Actual Play
Participants: Silmenume, Valamir, Precious Villain, Caldis, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Special Manoevres
I can see potential abuse (or what seems like abuse to me) here. What's to stop a character who is planning to use one of these from putting as many…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Hubris - contests into battles
You can turn a contest into a battle by invoking Hubris. What if the contest is something like, crossing a river. Does the GM then have to create the river…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Minions and Glory
I'm unclear on how much glory you get for defeating minions. I think it's either: a) Base cost of a minion (say, 7), divided by heroes. Then each hero gets…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Shield - is it worth it?
I'm not completely convinced of the usefulness of the Shield. It gives less dice than either the sword or spear, and when using the spear at least, you can certainly…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper, Matt Wilson.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Oaths - the helping die
I see on the FAQ that the character providing the helping chooses the ability. I'm not sure about this. If they are free to choose d4 and d6 traits, and…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Divine Favour and rerolls.
John, in your reply on Luke/abzu's thread, you said that the wrestler could have rerolled all his dice for 2 Divine Favour, if I read you right. But the chart…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Strife and Simple contests
According to the text, The Antagonist gets 1 Strife when defeating a Hero in a simple contest. Is this 1 strife per hero defeated in that contest, or 1 strife…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 rafial: [Mechaton] Spotting Questions
Alright, I finally got to sit down and read through the Mechaton rule I got at GenCon.  Most of it looks very straightforward, but I do have a few questions…
In lumpley games
Participants: rafial, lumpley.

8/18/2006 Doyce: [Galactic] Question about the Goals update
Over here, Matt said: Pursuing goals as written in the game is a little hazy. This update tightens it up nicely and provides a good visual resource for dramatic…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Doyce, Matt Wilson.

8/18/2006 Hans: Just in case, some Donjon wiki space
In case anyone is ever looking for any, Doyce Testerman was kind enough to add a Donjon section to the Random Wiki.  I've started putting some stuff there already.  http://random.average-bear.com/Donjon/HomePage
In CRN Games
Participants: Hans.

8/18/2006 Nev the Deranged: [Shock:] Interesting link I ran across while looking around for more Shock:
[url]http://yudkowsky.net/sing/shocklevels.html[/url]
In glyphpress
Participants: Nev the Deranged, nikola, TempvsMortis.

8/18/2006 Bankuei: [Universalis] Skatepunks, Dogs, and Steamcorps
Hi, At the Games on Demand room, Daniel, Dev, Shannon and I (that's everyone, right?) had shown up, because rumor had it that Ben Lehman would be doing some Bliss…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bankuei, Tony Irwin, Mike Holmes.

8/18/2006 Clinton R. Nixon: Forge @ GenCon SoCal 2006
People, I will be at GenCon SoCal again this year. The deadline for the booth getting is September 26. Lest you think GenCon SoCal is no GenCon at all, know…
In Conventions
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, abzu, Justin D. Jacobson, Nathan P., Albert of Feh, joepub, Malcolm, Joshua BishopRoby, Iskander, Jake Richmond, Gordon C. Landis, okiran, Ron Edwards, MarktheAnimator.

8/18/2006 Vaxalon: Amber by the Cards Design Diary, Part One: Power Nineteen
I've posted the Power Nineteen for the Amber manuscript I'm working on. Here's the link:  http://vaxalon.livejournal.com/2006/08/17/ Or we could discuss it here: The introductions have been made. I've started gathering…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vaxalon, JakeVanDam, stack0v3rflow, Troy_Costisick, Arturo G., c, demiurgeastaroth, Dotan Dimet.

8/18/2006 Valamir: Forge Booth Triumphant 2006
[b]GenCon Sales Results and Comparison[/b] Click [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=12402.0]here[/url] for 2004 detail. Click [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16573.0]here[/url] for 2005 detail In 2003 we had 287 separate customer transactions In 2004 we had 360 separate customer…
In Conventions
Participants: Valamir, Troy_Costisick, Blankshield, Lxndr, Justin D. Jacobson, timfire, Paka, iago, Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang, Mike Holmes.

8/17/2006 Roger: Don't Just Stand There
This is an idea for a game... process, I guess.  It's not really a game mechanic, per se. The basic definition of it: "Don't Just Stand There" is a bit…
In Endeavor
Participants: Roger, Arturo G., oreso, David Artman, Kensan_Oni, TroyLovesRPG.

8/17/2006 dunlaing: [TPK] I Got to Play TPK With Actual Kids
I had a very interesting experience playing TPK (nice acronym) with actual kids. You can read more here: http://www.20by20room.com/2006/08/the_adventures_.html It was very interesting to me how little I missed Escalation.…
In CRN Games
Participants: dunlaing.

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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8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Beast Master question
The Beast Master heroic ability includes +2 Positioning against Beasts. Does this include Monsters that happen to be Beast-like (or are you meant to make Monsters distinctly different from living…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/18/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Agon for Solo Play
I first started roleplaying when Traveller was the new kid on the block. Traveller actually had pretty good support for solo play, and I believe it was a deliberate part…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth.

8/18/2006 Steven Stewart: [Vice!] [Discordia] [The Pool] and other stuff...
Well, not sure where to post, so I think that first thoughts is always a good place if you can't find another one. I am still working on the Big…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Steven Stewart, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2006 Randulf: [Harn] Another character and more questions
Hiyas.  I've got a character concept from another player - I think he mostly gets it. He's another knightly character, whose demon is a parasite that inhabits his eye.  The…
In Adept Press
Participants: Randulf, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2006 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Gen Con Playtest
So I got together at Gen Con with a dream team of young Turks to try out Grey Ranks:  Gregor "Best Friends" Hutton, Kevin "Primitive" Allen Jr, Joe "Contenders" Prince,…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Technocrat13, Nathan P., Dantai, Gregor Hutton.

8/18/2006 Nathan P.: Ask A Frequent Question: Timestream
Hiya, This thread is for questions about Timestream, the game of cinematic time travel. I'll be updating this post to incoporate answers from downthread. What's up with all the formats?…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P..

8/18/2006 Randulf: Boost Stamina question
I've searched on Boost Stamina and I still don't think I get it.  When does the damage from over-boosting take effect? If it's immediate, then the penalties from the damage…
In Adept Press
Participants: Randulf, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2006 Nathan P.: Ask A Frequent Question: carry. a game about war.
Hiya, This thread is for questions about carry. a game about war. It's a game about the burden's and issue that soldiers bring with them into the Vietnam war. I'll…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., Meguey, Rob MacDougall.

8/18/2006 boredoom: Desperate Reactions
When committing two Action tokens to gain the benefit of an Aptitude for defense as a Desperate Reaction, do those tokens have to come from the pool, or can they…
In Galileo Games
Participants: boredoom, inthisstyle.

8/18/2006 Spooky Fanboy: [Afraid] Please explain to someone who just stumbled across it
I found out last night, while browsing here, that there was a way to adapt DiTV to horror, a way called Afraid. I'm curious: is it being written up as…
In lumpley games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Rustin, demiurgeastaroth, lumpley, claes.

8/18/2006 Kmac: Playtesting Question
While I am not new to visit here I am new to posting. I've skulked in the dark reading a few posts here now and again but have failed to…
In Playtesting
Participants: Kmac, Andrew Morris, Wolfen, JakeVanDam.

8/18/2006 Tomas HVM: A silent game
I've read the thread "What is possible to achieve with game design", and had a thought: How about making a game that is supposed to be played out in silence…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tomas HVM, Kevin Allen Jr, matthijs, David Artman, Bret Gillan, a302b, itesser.

8/18/2006 Andrew Morris: Looking for the right printer, need some help
Does anyone know of a POD or small run printer that can handle all of the following, or at least the first two? 1. Small trim size (4.25 in. by…
In Publishing
Participants: Andrew Morris, Valamir, Ron Edwards, andrew_kenrick, Jake Richmond, joepub, AvalonPOD, nikola.

8/18/2006 Matthew Glover: [TSOY][New Key] Cursed!
In our swashbuckling pirates game last Wednesday, the crew was attempting to salvage a shipwreck and were somewhat startled to discover a huge sea serpent had taken up residence in…
In CRN Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, xjermx, John Harper, JMendes.

8/18/2006 anders_larsen: [Distant Horizons] Character concept
Distant Horizons is a game that have been brewing in the back of my mind for some time, but I could never find some way to get started on it.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: anders_larsen, Joshua BishopRoby, Eric J. Boyd, David Artman, Roy Batty.

8/18/2006 Karasu: Revised Edition?
Please excuse me if this has been answered elsewhere but, what are some of the key differences or clarifcations that would behoove an owner of of the first edition to…
In Universalis
Participants: Karasu, Valamir.

8/18/2006 BeUrgaust: Character Creation through a developing history?
Okay I just checked out the Fate variant to Fudge and I think that the character creation system is stellar!!! The way its presented the GM provides a general history,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: BeUrgaust, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, Mcrow, joepub, dindenver.

8/19/2006 timfire: [Mexican Standoff] I shot Peter Adkison... but he shot me back
So Sunday at GenCon Peter Adkison did his usually rounds at the Forge booth, buying pretty much every new game on the shelf---my little party game Mexican Standoff included. Then,…
In Actual Play
Participants: timfire, John Harper, Wolfen, Keith Senkowski.

8/19/2006 Twobirds: [TSOY] Cults and secret societies
Clinton has mentioned that he's worked on a supplement for The Shadow of Yesterday called "Yesterday's Heresies."  He's linked the doc-in-progress before, so I think it's okay if I throw…
In CRN Games
Participants: Twobirds, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen.

8/19/2006 AaronLehmann: Play by post/play by chat
So I picked up Capes at GenCon, along with Sorcerer, and started lurking these boards to try and get an idea how the old hands play it. You guys carry…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: AaronLehmann, Wolfen, Kintara, Dave Cleaver, Gaerik.

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