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8/25/2006 andrew_kenrick: [MLWM]My Life with Sauron
I originally posted this over at Story Games but thought it might be a good plan to post it here too. I mentioned that I was debating whether to run…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: andrew_kenrick.

8/25/2006 Paka: Writing a Dictionary: so many people to thank
Inspired by: Brennan's Mortal Coil: From Concept to Product Thor's Making of Burning Empires One , Two.  ]Three. Four. and Five The Dictionary of Mu began with this: I am…
In Publishing
Participants: Paka, iago, Keith Senkowski, Andrew Craig, abzu, RobNJ, Ron Edwards.

8/25/2006 marknau: [GenCon "Untitled"] Outsider Reaction
Hey there! I'm the ignorant boothgoer who slammed Untitled's presence at the Forge booth at GenCon '06. I know that many aspects of this topic have been hashed out and…
In Conventions
Participants: marknau, Ron Edwards.

8/25/2006 JohnTynes: The Fundamental Mechanic
So I went to GenCon last week for the first time in four years or so. And I found it a really fun experience. I had to work most of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JohnTynes, Gordon C. Landis, LordRahvin, jasonm, Ben Lehman, Clinton R. Nixon, stuartr, iago, greyorm, Roger, Ron Edwards, John Kim, Thunder_God, Noon, jim pinto, Telarus, KSC, MatrixGamer, komradebob.

8/25/2006 iago: Agon: Heroic Traits Grab Bag
Okay, so, 10 Heroic Traits does not a sufficiently large grab-bag make, for me.  The ones provided on page 21 are *awesome*, but not in large enough quantities. So, I'm…
In one.seven design
Participants: iago, John Harper, demiurgeastaroth, jasonm, Shreyas Sampat, rafial.

8/25/2006 xeperi: [Capes Lite] First steps on the road.
Hello everyone. Not too long ago I finally got around to getting myself a copy of Capes (and a lovely lovely binder of laminated and adhesive click-and-locks - kudos on…
In Actual Play
Participants: xeperi, Bret Gillan, Noon, peccable, Hans, drnuncheon.

8/25/2006 Nathan P.: [carry. a game about war.] From Game Chef to Gen Con
I posted this in the HPP forum, but figured it was of more general interest, so I'm reposting it here as well (with a couple edits)! Below is the basic…
In Publishing
Participants: Nathan P., joepub.

8/25/2006 TonyLB: A worthwhile exercise
Check out this AP thread and then maybe this one and this one.  You know what they had in common?  They all started from a common ground of strong preparation,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, oreso, Gaerik, Technocrat13, Hans.

8/25/2006 BobbyKearan: [TSOY] Martial Artist ?
Just brainstorming on how to accomplish something... Dirty : Scrapping Secret of Speciality - Scrapping : Unarmed Combat (or "ninjitsu", etc) Use Athletics to assist scrapping for cool moves. Secret…
In CRN Games
Participants: BobbyKearan, Frank T.

8/25/2006 Ron Edwards: [Bacchanal] Three guys and a lot of wine
Hello, I brought a bunch of games from GenCon over to one of the groups I'm in, an all-guy group which includes Tim Alexander, Chris, and Tim Koppang (surnames included…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, matthijs, Paul Czege, Tim Alexander.

8/25/2006 aaronil: Example of HQ Play for A Newbie?
I'm just getting exposed to HQ, having recently purchased the book and looking forward to gaming with some eager friends come winter. Now, it seems to me that HQ requires…
In HeroQuest
Participants: aaronil, Lamorak33, Mike Holmes, sebastianz, Ian Cooper.

8/24/2006 Marco: Emissaries and Empire
The link is here: http://www.jagsrpg.org/jags/content/personal/EmissaryAndEmpire_draft.pdf This is a very, very rough, very very early draft of the game. The Synopsis You are Emissaries of a vast empire that has thousands…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Marco, Ron Edwards.

8/24/2006 TonyLB: [GenCon Capes] Family under a magnifying glass
At GenCon I gladly succumbed to requests that I play in a Capes game (I do not accept the notion that I "run" such events, for the obvious reasons).  So,…
In Actual Play
Participants: TonyLB, Jasper the Mimbo, Lxndr.

8/24/2006 tonyd: [TSOY] Bringing Down the Dungeon
In our last week's TSOY game, I came up with an interesting tactic for bringing down the pain. The group had made their desire for some dangerous underground archaeology in…
In CRN Games
Participants: tonyd, Twobirds, Clinton R. Nixon, John Harper.

8/24/2006 arcane: Online turn order and Chaos gaming
When I was planing the online capes games, one of the problems that popped into my head was turn order.  When playing IRL of course you have a table and…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: arcane, Hans, Melinglor.

8/24/2006 JustinB: Card Questions
I'm thinking about doing my second RPG with a card-based mechanic rather than using dice. The cards would be a custom deck that each player would need. So I have…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JustinB, RobNJ, Mcrow, marknau.

8/24/2006 Vaxalon: Amber by the Cards Design Diary, Part Two: First Playtest
I held a micro-playtest with my friend Brenna last night.  We were trying out the conflict resolution rules. Here's the short version of the rules.  They cover only 1-1 conflicts. …
In Playtesting
Participants: Vaxalon.

8/24/2006 Ron Edwards: [Don't Rest Your Head] Non-profound admiration
Did I ever mention how much I liked this game? It makes me wish I'd read The Pool before writing Sorcerer. I think you've set a new bar for explaining…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Ron Edwards, iago.

8/24/2006 Meguey: Buying 1001 Nights, the where and how.
My game is available from me at http://www.nightskygames.com/. When time permits, I'll have a .pdf up as well. I currently have no plans to sell through key20 or IPR, and…
In Night Sky Games
Participants: Meguey, oliof.

8/24/2006 Meguey: The Sultan's Court - share your Courtiers!
There are a lot of people at Court. Let's put them here. Names are optional, but make sure to include the role (Cook, Dancer, etc.) If it's ok for someone…
In Night Sky Games
Participants: Meguey.

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8/25/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Highest Legend Benefits
According to the rules, the Hero with the highest Legend gets a +2 Orate in leadership-type contests. I like this. But, possibly inspired by Ralph's Greatest Deeds idea, I'd like…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, iago.

8/25/2006 iago: Divine Favor - Dice adders
Divine favor expenditure includes: 1 box: +1d6 to any roll 3 boxes: +1d8 to any roll My first question, one which may have been asked and answered (if so, apologies)…
In one.seven design
Participants: iago, John Harper, demiurgeastaroth, Valamir, coffeestain.

8/25/2006 baron samedi: (RPG Layout) Questions on layout for 6"x9" format
Hello Forgers! I am looking for the advice of people who have some experience with layout for RPGs or books in 6"x9" format. I'm an amateur at doing layouts, I'm…
In Publishing
Participants: baron samedi, MatrixGamer, KeithBVaughn, Adam, Matt Wilson, Zach, Wolfen, madelf.

8/25/2006 demiurgeastaroth: Special Items
There's that section of the character sheet taunting me, tempting me, teasing me: Special Items. What sort of thing is that box for, and if it's for special items accumulated…
In one.seven design
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, rafial, iago, Valamir, John Harper.

8/25/2006 Eric Minton: [Degenerate States] Metamorphosis
So I’ve been toying with a vampire LARP idea in which vampirism isn’t a metaphor for adolescence, but rather about growing out of adolescence.  Vampires start out beautiful and hungry,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Eric Minton.

8/25/2006 jburneko: [InTERRORgation] More of a Drill than a Game.
Hello Everyone, So, at the upcoming SoCal Con, I've decided to run Annie Rush's game InTERRORgation.  I don't like running games for the very first time at a con so…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko.

8/25/2006 GreatWolf: [De Profundis] Play-by-blog
Recently I happened to remember that, back in GenCon 2002, I had purchased a copy of De Profundis, a Lovecraftian roleplaying game...of sorts.  This was part of Hogshead Publishing's line…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Tim C Koppang.

8/25/2006 DAudy: [Sorceror] Currency, Combat, and Confusion
Recently I started rereading Sorcerer in preparation for running a game.  However this time through when I hit the combat section of the rules I got all confused because they…
In Adept Press
Participants: DAudy, jburneko, Valamir, greyorm, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

8/25/2006 Sephera: Females game, too
I'm a fairly new D&D gamer (about two years). I started gaming with my husband and a few of our friends. There are four women that game in the group…
In Conventions
Participants: Sephera, iago, jasonm, Emily Care.

8/25/2006 drnuncheon: Agon through IPR?
So, the owner of my FLGS was kind of interested in Agon - is it going to be available through IPR?
In one.seven design
Participants: drnuncheon, iago, John Harper.

8/25/2006 forlorn1: Firefly-esque TSOY? culture interaction etc..
Anyone ever thought of combining these two great tastes?  I seem to have a vague memory that Clinton posted something about TSOY really shinning when it came to the interaction…
In CRN Games
Participants: forlorn1, Twobirds, Doyce.

8/25/2006 Spooky Fanboy: [Afraid] Rules quesion
In the examples provided for Afraid, one of them has the GM making the stakes "If I win, his head gets chopped off." Rules-wise how does that work: 1) In…
In lumpley games
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, lumpley.

8/26/2006 Turbo: Exalted: The Gates of Heaven
First off, I apologise if this is breaking some bit of etiquette I didn't see in the sticky information threads. I've been running a short-term Exalted 2nd Edition game, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Turbo, Noon, Sovem.

8/26/2006 tonyd: [TSOY] Tales from the Aether: The Jovian Enigma
Enigma of the Great Red Spot is the sequel to Thought Lords of Mars, John Harper’s science-fantasy TSOY variant. The adventurers from the previous episode (with some staffing changes) have…
In Actual Play
Participants: tonyd, rafial, Daermon, John Harper, Judaicdiablo, philaros.

8/26/2006 c: AP: Acts of Evil August 25th 2006
This is likely to be very long so I'm going to make three posts. Pre-game Clyde questions, actual play, and post-game thoughts/positions. So here's some stuff I noticed while rereading…
In Acts of Evil Playtest Board
Participants: c, Paul Czege.

8/26/2006 Jake Richmond: Panty Explosion : Festival of Terror!
[b]Playing Panty Explosion[/b] Right before Gencon I got together with my younger brother Nick and some friends to play Panty Explosion. Nick had helped play test the game and was…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jake Richmond, Adam Dray.

8/26/2006 iago: Agon - First Among Equals
"First Among Equals" is the name I'm using for my Agon running.  I wasn't entirely expecting to, but I ran a session for two players, including character creation, end-to-end, one…
In one.seven design
Participants: iago, coffeestain, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper, Adam Dray.

8/26/2006 Willow: [Town] Whitechurch, Extended
Based on Vincents suggestions that starting towns should ramp all the way up to hate and murder, I took the Whitechurch Branch out of Dogs and ramped it up.  (In…
In lumpley games
Participants: Willow.

8/26/2006 Halzebier: [The Pool] Playing with fewer dice?
Hi there! I'm a teacher and plan on running The Pool for a group of 5 to 8 students, aged 15 to 18, on an upcoming class trip. I'm worried…
In Playtesting
Participants: Halzebier, Artanis, Lxndr, Ron Edwards.

8/26/2006 mikefernandez: Foundational elements and the illusion of setting...
Theme is (oddly enough) the theme on this site. Its not that it confuses me that a site that "pioneered" rpg theory would generate an evolving doctrine of procedure, but…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mikefernandez, Ron Edwards, aaronil.

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