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8/24/2006 Andy Kitkowski: Quick question on First Thoughts and House Rules
Hey all, I have a question that was passed to me by an acquaintance. I'm basically helping him find "the right forum/site" for discussing this sort of thing. Say I…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

7/21/2006 Andy Kitkowski: Why not move the inactive forums to Inactive?
Not a huge deal, but I was wondering why the RPG Theory, GNS, and Indie Game Design are still in General Forums even though they're Inactive?  Why not move them…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.

4/6/2006 Andy Kitkowski: What Digital/Computer/Console Games do you play?
Followup to this thread on Analog games: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19383.0 If you think console games are evil, Awesome. STEP OFF!!! But if you consent to play them console or computer games every…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Warren, Matt Snyder, Troy_Costisick, Graham Walmsley, Jonathan Hastings, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, jasonm, Ben Lehman, GreatWolf, Jason13, Mike Holmes, joshua neff, jrs, ScottM, Miskatonic, talysman, Marhault, timfire, mneme, Bryan Hansel, neko ewen, Doug Ruff, LordSmerf.

4/6/2006 Andy Kitkowski: What other Analog Games do you play?
I'm not talking computer games here (because I'll open that op to another thread), I'm specifically thinking non-digital only. Settlers of Catan is always a favorite with my group. We…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, jasonm, Warren, Troy_Costisick, Jonathan Hastings, Graham Walmsley, Brendan, Jared A. Sorensen, GreatWolf, joshua neff, pfischer, Mike Holmes, Michael S. Miller, nikola, ScottM, jrs, rafial, talysman, mneme, Jeph, Bryan Hansel, Peter Nordstrand, LordSmerf.

4/5/2006 Andy Kitkowski: Holy Hell, "Modify" is Back!
Finally, looks like I can edit some posts again!  I'm notorious for making spelling mistakes or not flushing out my thoughts on the first try, only spotting them 10-30 minutes…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Thunder_God, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards.

4/4/2006 Andy Kitkowski: This Forum is Why I Started Story Games
Not so much the Tangency-ish stuff that goes on here, which indeed is awesome (I may do something of the effect when Story Games turns One, but only if I…
In Forge Birthday Forum
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Eric J-D, Levi Kornelsen, Ron Edwards, Jeph, Kester Pelagius, ffilz, talysman, Melinglor, Joshua BishopRoby, Alex Fradera.

3/3/2006 Andy Kitkowski: Preparing for Game Chef 2006
Thanks for the plug, Joshua.  Yeah, Game Chef is like a large-scale Ronnies with weird rules and no money prizes. It starts up again for 2006 at the end of…
In Endeavor
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Joshua BishopRoby.

3/20/2006 Andy Kitkowski: Looking for More Game-Chef Judges!
58 Entries. Holy fuck. http://www.1km1kt.net/forum/ftopic626.html Even with Peer Reviewing, that's about 4 reviews per game, plus a few get 5 reviews because of already registered volunteer judges. I'd like to…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

2/19/2006 Andy Kitkowski: 2006 Game Chef Event Announced!
Tell your friends, post on your blogs, get the word out! We're pushing ahead in 2006 with the next Game Chef contest! The dates have been set: March 11th-19th. The…
In Endeavor
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, joepub, Ron Edwards.

2/10/2006 Andy Kitkowski: Anatomy of a SHOCK: Social Science Fiction game
Hey all, if anyone is interested in following along, I'll be documenting my attempts to get my group into a "Novel"-sized campaign of SHOCK. My group has folks that are…
In glyphpress
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, nikola, Everspinner.

1/17/2006 Andy Kitkowski: The Ghost Killers: Combat & Damage- Stuck, need a push
Hey all.  So I'm turning my 24 Hour Game "The Ghost Killers" into a full-fledged game. Playtested twice, but now the core mechanic changed a bit in a recent playtest…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, dindenver, jasonm, Valamir, Noon, Jason Leigh.

12/4/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Ptolus and new methods of distro for setting-rich games
So, today I learned that the $120 Huge Bundle Thingy ("Preorder Special") for Monte Cook's upcoming D&D setting called "Ptolus" (more at : http://www.montecook.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?mpress_Ptolus ) includes this huge whopping core…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, komradebob, Nathan P., Tony Irwin, ukgpublishing, Joshua BishopRoby, MatrixGamer, Andrew Morris, tetsujin28, Troy_Costisick, Iskander, Calithena, Keith Senkowski, Ben Lehman.

11/2/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Possibility of increasing the number of threads per page?
I don't know if there's a huge server/db impact, but especially in Indie Design I think we definitely need more than 21 threads per page.  Just to get more exposure…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

10/27/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Another "Mini Iron Game Chef" event, with PRIZES!!
Hey guys, I'm sure most of y'all are familiar with the Iron Game Chef contest (www.game-chef.com). Anyway, the folks running a local NC game convention (MACE) contacted me to set…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Joshua BishopRoby, Tony Irwin, Bret Gillan, Darcy Burgess, jasonm.

9/15/2005 Andy Kitkowski: YukiCon 2: DOS YUKIOS. CARY NC, Sunday October 2nd
Hey all, going to host a second Yukicon at my place, tentatively titled DOS YUKIOS. It's going down on Sunday, October 2nd and will feature superstar gaming guests of honor,…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Technocrat13, Emily Care, jasonm, Jeph.

9/9/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Our Indie Comic Bretheren (Wash DC, Sept 23rd)
http://www.spxpo.com/index.shtml A comic expo/convention for indies comics artists. Man, does this give anyone ideas, or what? It's in DC later this month.  If anyone out there is in the vicinity…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Vaxalon.

9/6/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Bacchanal Dice Set?
To run Bacchanal, you need (let's say for 6 players, to make things nice and average): 1 purple d8 1 black d8 1 red d8 1 silver d6 1 white…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Yokiboy, Miskatonic, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

9/6/2005 Andy Kitkowski: "Shock: Social Science Fiction" <-- Nan desu ka, koreya?
At the bottom of Josh's sig, I see: "Now in the chamber: Shock: Social Science Fiction" Could you talk a little about this one? Inquiring minds want to know... (^.^)…
In glyphpress
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, nikola, Miskatonic, Brand_Robins, cappadocius, lumpley, Ben Lehman, rafial.

9/5/2005 Andy Kitkowski: To Designers: For the Next GenCon!
Hey all, Andy here.  I figured that I'd start another GenCon thread in the hizzy, now that things have settled down a bit.  Here's what I've got to say, as…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Gordon C. Landis, M Jason Parent, Vaxalon, nikola.

9/3/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Where's the new Revised Character Sheet?
Hey, I couldn't find the Revised character sheets on the BobGoat website (Under "Worksheets"). I'm looking for the ones like that appear in the book. Anyone know where they are?…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Bob Goat.

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10/4/2006 Andy Kitkowski: "Top 10 Lies told to Designers" (for the freelancers out there)
I saw this from a post at www.lifehacker.com , and while it's simple and we've seen or heard of most of them, there may be a couple that you can…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, Justin D. Jacobson, Paul Czege, Joshua BishopRoby, Jake Richmond, greyorm, Steven Stewart, Clay, Editor Drew, Brand_Robins, Narf the Mouse, MikeRM.

1/31/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Quick Guides to Incorporation?
Hey all. It's come to my attention that for this RPG project I'm working on, it's better to go for 'incorporation'* so that if troubles occur, it's the "company" at…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, JakeVanDam, Ron Edwards, Justin D. Jacobson, guildofblades.

2/14/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Announcing CAMP NERDLY 01 (US East Coast): Registration Live
Hey all, over at Story Games last year we threw together a totally fun (albeit cold, cause of the season) event called "Camp Nerdly". It was such a blast that…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jasonm.

3/9/2007 Andy Kitkowski: One Week Until GAME CHEF. March 17. Lock and Load!
Hey all, it's that time of the year again.  This project, so deep-rooted in the history of the Forge as to be almost inseparable, is rolling around again for it's…
In Endeavor
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Mcrow.

3/21/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Story Games "Make a Relationship Map" Contest
Here's a link and the info: http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=2693 With all the talk of relationship maps these days, I figured that it was time for a new Endeavor. So here it is.…
In Endeavor
Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

4/23/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Forge Midwest 2007] How was it?
I totally want to see a (read: many) full report. Quick play blurbs, pics if you have them, the whole works.  It's been a year since I've seen the likes…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, GamerChick, syntruth, Matt Snyder, c, Nev the Deranged, Mike Holmes, jrs, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

5/2/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Practical Things we can individually do to Revitalizing the Forge?
In the Apt thread over here, Ben started something that got drowned out. It's important enough that I think it should be given another look-through: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23771.45 Ben has some ideas…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Thunder_God, Valamir, Troy_Costisick, northerain, xenopulse, M. J. Young, anders_larsen, David Artman.

6/19/2007 Andy Kitkowski: [Gencon 2007] Is there a Games on Demand area this year?
Hey all, after thinking for the last year or so that there was no way I could get to GenCon... Things changed, and I will be there. :-) This is…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jrs, Gaerik, Nev the Deranged.

7/31/2007 Andy Kitkowski: [GC2007] Forge/Diaspora Booth and Games on Demand
Just a few thoughts, from one Gung Ho space cadet to the folks selling their games at GenCon. I plan to bring a bunch of blank business cards. If the…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, iago, jasonm, GreatWolf.

8/9/2007 Andy Kitkowski: [GenCon 2007] Ashcan Front: Who's giving the discounts?
Quick question, I was wondering who at the Ashcan Front was giving discounts/refunds on final products and the like? IIRC, Kevin Allen Jr's project is going to have a price…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Paul Czege, Kevin Allen Jr, RyanMacklin, Matt Snyder.

8/21/2007 Andy Kitkowski: The GenCon Ashcan collective was a success, in my book
...because whether I participate in "booth" or not, I've determined to Be Like Paul: Come up with the game, make it as solid and tight as I can through playtests...…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, iain.

8/29/2007 Andy Kitkowski: [Bliss Stage] Character Sheet?
Hey, I was putting together a pack (to ship the copies to my buddies in Japan) and to give them some related material (RPG info webpage, character sheet links, etc).…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman.

3/3/2008 Andy Kitkowski: Difficult Question for Layout/Publisher folk re language and macrons
Hey all. So I'm working on this Japanese RPG, and I'm doing the last round of translation and editing. I know Jack and Junk about layout and publishing, so I…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen.

4/14/2008 Andy Kitkowski: For "Sale" : The 24 Hour RPG Contest
I announced this over at my LJ. I simply don't have the time to keep this on my radar anymore, and this is the best way to save it from…
In Endeavor
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, segedy, Rusty, jasonm, Graham Walmsley, Vulpinoid, David Artman.

5/21/2008 Andy Kitkowski: Color Postcard Printers : Cheap?
Hey all, a very simple and quick request. Was wondering if anyone worked with a traditional (not POD) printer which also prints postcards?  I'm looking for someone inexpensive (priority) and…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, iago, Double King, Capulet, guildofblades, Kerin.

6/5/2008 Andy Kitkowski: WANTED: Graphic Designers for an Asian Fantasy RPG Character Sheet (Contest)
Hi all, I was waffling on Endeavor or Connection, but this is more a graphic designer casting call than anything.  I'm holding a contest to see who can design the…
In Connections
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Illetizgerg.

7/21/2008 Andy Kitkowski: Shopping around for a POD printer...
Hey all, so in about a week I'm going to have a PDF file ready to send to POD. I've got two printers that I'm currently inquiring with, but I'd…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, iago, Ron Edwards, Valamir, guildofblades, visioNationstudios.

8/21/2008 Andy Kitkowski: Ways to handle PDF downloads?
Hey all, I'm looking for a software kit for the web to do basically one thing (so I don't need a whole CRM/CMS or anything): I want something that can…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, greyorm.

7/19/2009 Andy Kitkowski: Iron Game Chef: Anyone want to run it? A contest for The Contest
Heya all, I was realizing the other day that this year marks the 4th (?) year of me running Iron Game Chef. ( www.game-chef.com ). I think it's been a…
In Endeavor
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, Shreyas Sampat.

11/29/2010 Andy Kitkowski: Looking for recommendations for Virtual Storefront software/services
I'm looking to create a storefront to sell at most 2-3 products through Paypal (something a little classier than just the "Paypal Link") from my site (basically, I want to…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, RPGCI.

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