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5/9/2002 Le Joueur: Ideal to Application: Turning an Example into System [Long]
In the spirit of presenting 'ideal play' situations to bring rules up to par with, I'd like to present this little vignette. While I was reviewing some of my favorites…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Le Joueur.

5/9/2002 Bailywolf: Sacrilicious: Star Wars as Sorcerer
I've been reading spoiler reviews on the new SW film, and as any good geek worth his comic books, I'm sweating to get into the theater and see this thing.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Russell Hoyle, AndyGuest, Manu.

5/9/2002 Ace: Drat No TROS game
It looks like the TROS campaign I was going to join died on the vine However one of the better roleplayers in the group has my copy of TROS and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ace, Nick Pagnucco, Rattlehead.

5/9/2002 Sidhain: Help! Help!
The publisher who was supposed to produce several of my works (and was under contract to do so) has basically defaulted--no money changed hands, and my property of course remains…
In Publishing
Participants: Sidhain, Ron Edwards, Misguided Games, Michael Hopcroft.

5/9/2002 Brian Leybourne: tRoS Combat simulator
Hi all. I'm working on a new version of the tRoS combat simulator that you may have downloaded from the webpage. It's a prettier windows based simulator and should contain…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Nick Pagnucco, Skywalker, Jake Norwood, Mokkurkalfe, Jaif.

5/8/2002 Lyrax: Riddle of... Gold?
Hello folks, I'm the fool doing the Thieves' supplement. Right now, we call it "The Riddle of Gold," but that's not what I want to talk about. I want feedback…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lyrax, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Nick Pagnucco, Ace, Rattlehead, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Bladesinger, Mokkurkalfe.

5/8/2002 Laurel: Jumping Into Little Fears
Last Friday, I got home from work to discover 3 out of my 4 Exalted players already gathered there (an hour early) and they informed me that #4 wasn't coming…
In Actual Play
Participants: Laurel, Ron Edwards, Joe Murphy (Broin), Jason L Blair.

5/8/2002 Ron Edwards: Playing Alyria II
Hi Seth, OK, the second run got started, although we didn't get far due to time constraints. Enthusiasm is very, very high, and I can call Alyria an unqualified success.…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/8/2002 GreatWolf: Wishlist for the next "edition"
Due to my current state of upheaval preparatory to movin' out West (well, as far as Peoria), I know that I will not be able to do any significant Alyria…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

5/7/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe: pings and knocks
Okay, the good news is that octaNe is pretty much rarin' to go. The system is done, the text is written and its all very cool. Blood & Steel is…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Gordon C. Landis, unodiablo, Rich Forest, Joe Murphy (Broin), xiombarg, reptile2k1, Henry Fitch, J B Bell, Ben Morgan, Bailey, Galfraxas, Matt, Ace.

5/7/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: We need a glossary
We need a glossary for all of the various slang terms that seem to crop up in discussion to help the uninitiated. Not necessarily the articles, but a glossary presented…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards.

5/7/2002 Paganini: Value of Quantification
In the thread about RPG Conventions I haven't noticed anyone mention this one: "Characters are defined by lists of quantified abilities." (Maybe someone did mention it and I just missed…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Paganini, Jack Spencer Jr, J B Bell, Gordon C. Landis, Wolfen, Mike Holmes, Andrew Martin.

5/7/2002 Jaif: Weryth geography questions
Every year for the week before Memorial Day a bunch of high-school & college buddies of mine go on a vactaion to a cabin in Pennsylvania (some for a week,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Nick Pagnucco, Lyrax, Wolfen.

5/7/2002 Rattlehead: Adventure Ideas
Hi All! The forum seems to have slowed down just a bit in the past couple of days, so I thought I'd toss this out to generate some discussion... Anyone…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Rattlehead, werewolf, Henry Fitch, Nick Pagnucco, Skywalker, Jake Norwood, Lyrax, Jaif, Wolfen.

5/7/2002 Ace: Confession: I really am not much of a gamer anymore
That last thread, Subject Uh yeah, got me to thinking about my own gaming habits I want to say that I find talking about RPG's much more satisfing than actually…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Ace, joe_llama, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Valamir, Laurel, TSL.

5/7/2002 Zak Arntson: Indie Gaming Monday - InSpectres Again!
Played InSpectres again. Trying to put all this talk into action. Quick synopsis: Three Players (nobody from the Forge this time), me GMing. My adventure hook was randomly picked from…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

5/7/2002 Paul Czege: no option to add dice with requested rolls
Hey James V., I was glad to see your recent posts clarifying the location of the official rules. Now upon reading them, I have a question. Can you explain your…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Paul Czege, Ron Edwards, James V. West, Henry Fitch, Blake Hutchins.

5/6/2002 amiel: What is a protagonist?
"Not another thread using that damned word." I'll try to be brief. This is a theory, specifically relating to N play, that may have already been covered (has been to…
In RPG Theory
Participants: amiel, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, Le Joueur, Laurel, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Walt Freitag, Bankuei.

5/6/2002 jburneko: Fleshing Out An Idea For Actual Play
Hello All, I went to the local Rennaisance Fair this weekend and while I always enjoy the experience I was thinking about how, as a time period, I'm much more…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Bob McNamee.

5/6/2002 J B Bell: Last Girl on Earth wrap-up (JB's Sorcerer game)
This is the final thread about my Sorcerer game, which ran 7-8 sessions, IIRC. The most recent thread is here. I had anticipated perhaps some more play, but the players…
In Actual Play
Participants: J B Bell, Ron Edwards.

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5/10/2002 Reprisal: [Character Generation] Weapon, Ranged and Combat Pool...
Hey all, I just received my copy of The Riddle of Steel, and I got started almost immediately, but I hit something of a comprehension snag when I got to…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Reprisal, Wolfen, Nick Pagnucco, Ron Edwards, Jaif, Valamir.

5/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Performance problems
I just wanted to apologize for all the performance problems we've had lately. I have no idea what's causing them, but they should be gone after I change hosts this…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Gordon C. Landis, quozl.

5/10/2002 Ian O'Rourke: Hero Wars 101
Okay, a while back Ron did a whole series of Sorcerer set-up threads, and they worked really well as a 'look under the hood' of one approach to setting up…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ian O'Rourke, Ron Edwards, Ayrizale, AndyGuest, Blake Hutchins, epweissengruber.

5/10/2002 AndyGuest: Runequest meets Hero Wars
Okay, I've got this concept in my head for a 'campaign' using the old Runequest rules to do a very sim type exploration of a celtic tribe in pre-roman Britain.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: AndyGuest, simon_hibbs.

5/10/2002 Jaif: Gritty supplements
Ok, call me lazy but sometimes I'd just like to grab a module, change the city name to my campaign city, and run with it. Unfortunately, in today's d20 climate…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Valamir, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, Bladesinger.

5/10/2002 wyrdlyng: 2nd Edition Hero Wars and HeroQuest
So, can someone tell me if there will ever be a 2nd (or at least cleaned up) edition of Hero Wars? Heroquest seems to be a seperate game but is…
In HeroQuest
Participants: wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke.

5/10/2002 Laurel: Creativity, GNS & Stances
[quote]at "push come to shove" time, it's more important that the decision be appropriate within the environment than it is for the decision to create a good story (or game).…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Laurel, Ron Edwards, Gordon C. Landis.

5/10/2002 Ace: A Mini review on Net Sword
I just posted a mini "review" posting on the netsword forum http://www.netsword.com The review doesn't give a lot of information do to space restrictions but it does discuss the ARMA…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Ace, Jake Norwood.

5/11/2002 Christoffer Lernö: An illusion of combat flexibility?
Maybe the subject is a bit misleading. I'm not only thinking about combat here, but any other situation where you start out with a game theory resolution of and want…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir, Zak Arntson, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Walt Freitag, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

5/11/2002 Nick Pagnucco: Gelure
ok, so about the setting... As I've said before, I like the setting, especially the Mainlund part of Wyrth, which I think is a very good psuedo-historical setting (or quasi...…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Nick Pagnucco, Jake Norwood, Jaif, Wolfen, The_Fey, 6inTruder, Morfedel, Anthony I.

5/12/2002 Ron Edwards: 101 part 2: where and who
Hello, I figure it's time to start a new thread; the first one was kind of big and it sets the Task at Hand pretty well. Let's get specific now.…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ian O'Rourke, AndyGuest, Ayrizale, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, contracycle, Reality Aberrant, Christopher Kubasik.

5/12/2002 Jake Norwood: Limited Edition Leatherbounds
We've just got the first Limited ed. Leatherbounds in and they are really really really frickin' cool. All leather cover, each one is hand-bound and is done a bit differently,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Wolfen.

5/12/2002 James V. West: Sorcerer's Soul
Yesterday I picked up Sorcerer's Soul at The Rusty Scabbard in Lexington Kentucky. I was surprised to see it on the shelf, for some reason. But there it was along…
In Adept Press
Participants: James V. West, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.

5/12/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Any problems since the move?
Well, obviously, we've now moved. If anyone has any questions, or comments, or notices any problems, please let me know. Thanks!
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Matt, Mike Holmes, Jake Norwood, Zak Arntson, xiombarg, Blake Hutchins.

5/13/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Pieces of Eight
No, this isn't a collection of snippets from my doomed fantasy RPG. *sigh* On the way home, I had an idea for some funky die mechanic. Usually, die mechanics bore…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, xiombarg, Paul Czege, Bankuei.

5/13/2002 Zoetrope10: Gambled rolls still mandatory (sometimes)?
James I see that in the latest version of The Pool, you ditched the rule about requiring a gamble on a player-requested roll. The updated rules don't make this clear,…
In Random Order Creations
Participants: Zoetrope10, James V. West, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Andrew Martin, Christopher Kubasik, Fabrice G., joshua neff, Buddha Nature.

5/13/2002 Fabrice G.: My take at Sorcerer
After much reading about running Sorcerer here on The Forge, I have finaly come to plan my first run. In this thread I'll report what hapened and what didn't. My…
In Adept Press
Participants: Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

5/13/2002 jburneko: InSpectres - All Female Branch
Hello All, So, a large number of people couldn't make my regularly scheduled Werewolf game so I pounced on the opportunity to do something else. I asked three of my…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes.

5/13/2002 Ben Morgan: Trollbabe and Elfs publishing
Actually, it'd be nifty to have both of them together in one book, like a Puppetland/Powerkill kinda thing. I'd plunk down cash for it. But this sorta thing has probably…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, xiombarg, Henry Fitch.

5/13/2002 xiombarg: Create Work For Jared! (iSystem Wargame?)
While puttering around on BOUNCED something struck me, a chord that seemed to connect to some of Jared's theories. I've always referred to Diplomacy as the roleplayer's wargame. There aren't…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: xiombarg, Henry Fitch.

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