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8/29/2006 Matthew Glover: Let's see your gear.
On Saturday I finally found china pencils.  Last night I finally bought myself a decent set of poker chips (read that as: it was on super sale) in a handy…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Matthew Glover, joshua neff, drnuncheon, Sindyr.

8/29/2006 RedPissLegion: [Don't Rest Your Head] First Characters and questions
I just want to start by saying the DRYH system completely rocks arse, has I read and unveiled the premise “you can put a lot of dice to succeed at…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: RedPissLegion, iago, demiurgeastaroth.

8/29/2006 xenoss: RPG novice seeking advice
Hello everyone.  I am new to the Forge and sort of new to the hobbie.  I don't know if there are anyone like me, but let me say a little…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: xenoss, Emily Care, Iskander.

8/29/2006 RyanMacklin: Narrative Character Creation
Hello, This is my first post here.  I've been lurking for a short time now.  I had the pleasure of meeting a few of you fine folks at GenCon, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: RyanMacklin, iago, Ron Edwards.

8/29/2006 Qi Chin: [TriPent] Some ideas needed
Hi there. This is my very first venture into the Forge, about which I've heard so much. Since this is not an introduction forum (I haven't seen one on here),…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Qi Chin, Eero Tuovinen, Doug Ruff, anders_larsen.

8/29/2006 Jye Nicolson: [Last Exile] Proxy characters for battles
Hi, I don't want PCs in my Last Exile game to die until the finale of a campaign, but I do want the players to feel the danger of combat…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jye Nicolson, joepub, anders_larsen, dindenver, muddlepud, Shreyas Sampat, Noon.

8/29/2006 Hans: Matching dice on Inspirations
Ok, this is embarrasing, I should know this... I am convinced that somewhere I have read that when you match dice as the resolver, you can CHOOSE to match against…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, jburneko, Gaerik, TheCzech.

8/28/2006 museleading: DitV - review & system
Dogs in the Vineyard - system  Last night I played Dogs in the Vineyard for the first time. The GM and one other player knew the system and the setting,…
In lumpley games
Participants: museleading, Glendower, Gaerik, lumpley.

8/28/2006 IMAGinES: TSoy BDtP Rules Quibble
Hi, Clinton, Something I wanted to check with you. Over in the Actual Play forum, you wrote: Parallel vs Perpendicular…
In CRN Games
Participants: IMAGinES, Eero Tuovinen, Daermon, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/28/2006 Thomas D: [PTA/Shadowrun] The Foundation; using PTA as a first session game
Previously, on Shadowrun:  Our group originally came together to play Shadowrun, but we didn't wind up with a successful campaign.  Shadowrun's default mode is the characters are a bunch of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Thomas D, Matt Wilson, REkz, DAudy, Melinglor, Jhulae.

8/28/2006 REkz: PTA - insights from 3 / 5 "Cuckoo's Nest" Episodes
Gamers, Our group has played 3 of 5 episodes for the 1st season of Cuckoo's Nest. As the game Producer, and this has been my 1st time playing PTA, here's…
In Actual Play
Participants: REkz.

8/28/2006 Valamir: [Agon] Actual Play
Agon was the game I left GenCon most wanting to try with my group.  It offers a pretty solid combination of features, not the least of which is an opportunity…
In Actual Play
Participants: Valamir, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper, GreatWolf.

8/28/2006 efindel: Indie Gaming at DragonCon
Anyone going to DragonCon?  There's supposed to be open gaming areas available 24 hours in the Hilton, so I'm hoping we can get some people together and do some actual…
In Conventions
Participants: efindel, Adam Dray, David Artman, dcolanduno.

8/28/2006 jim pinto: George's Children
Jon Hodgson (illustrator) and I are in the midst of designing a new indie game based on a 2-hour conversation we had the other night about global politiics. I can't…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jim pinto, joepub, dindenver, Kesher, Meguey.

8/28/2006 cpeterso: Cheap and Cheesy Adventure Generator?
Does the Cheap and Cheesy Adventure Generator still exist? The old anvilwerks.com URL http://www.anvilwerks.com/c_and_c.php is currently 404. And http://www.crngames.com/c_and_c.php too. thanks, chris
In CRN Games
Participants: cpeterso, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/28/2006 rylen dreskin: Kolat vs Telmor
I'm writing up a story/quick ceremony for a game I'm part of.  I'd appreciate any feedback, and especially help with one of the names. The current situation, Telmori are raiding…
In HeroQuest
Participants: rylen dreskin, sebastianz, Mike Holmes.

8/28/2006 neko ewen: [Tokyo Heroes] Shadow Hunter Akuranger
After letting it sit for a few months I got inspired and finally managed to finish up the first draft of Tokyo Heroes, my sentai RPG, and when I announced…
In Playtesting
Participants: neko ewen, Sovem.

8/28/2006 Bailywolf: [Unseen] a thumbnail sketch of a possible game
I just read Christopher Priest's book The Glamour, and beyond being Priest's usual alternately intriguing and frustrating blend of unreliable narrators and psychological schisms, it also got me thinking about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bailywolf, Paka, David Artman, Qi Chin, Pol Jackson, knicknevin, Castlin, Sovem.

8/28/2006 Jye Nicolson: [Last Exile] Mystery and the Group
I'm doing the groundwork for a game that will let groups run stories riffing off the anime series Last Exile.  It's a great setting, but it's used up by the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jye Nicolson, dindenver, Emily Care, Gasten.

8/28/2006 Ron Edwards: [Shock] rules question
More about setup, actually. So we're sitting at the table. Myself, Chuck, Bob, Betty, and Sue. The names are fictitious, this is not a real example, I haven't sat down…
In glyphpress
Participants: Ron Edwards, nikola, lumpley.

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8/29/2006 Ron Edwards: Actual Play - special rule
this post is obsolete edited to un-sticky Hi everyone, This has been a rule for a while, but I want to emphasize it. In this particular forum, Actual Play, the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards.

8/29/2006 claes: Red Sky A.M. - what is it?
What is Red Sky A.M., if I may ask?
In lumpley games
Participants: claes, lumpley, Gaerik, Wolfen, demiurgeastaroth.

8/29/2006 Zathreyel: [Criminal Element] Playtesters Needed
Okay, everyone, I've never done this before.  So, bare with me.  My name is Michael O'Sullivan and you may have never heard of me.  For those of you that fall…
In Connections
Participants: Zathreyel, xenoss, Paka.

8/29/2006 Jonathan Hastings: [WGP...] Blue Diamond and the Hypernaut, Continued...
So, this is somewhat late, but, over the course of two more sessions, we finished up the With Great Power... game I first posted about here. The short version: Blue…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonathan Hastings, James_Nostack, Eric Minton, Lxndr.

8/29/2006 Emily Care: Shooting the Moon at IPR
Hello, Shooting the Moon is now available from the good folks at Indie Press Revolution.  You can find it at the Black and Green page.  Many thanks to Brennan, Ed,…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Emily Care.

8/29/2006 Kensan_Oni: Quandery of which direction to go...
Hello All! For the last couple of years, when not consumed by other, more important things, I have been writting a setting for a campaign that I would like to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Kensan_Oni, dindenver, Qi Chin, Doug Ruff.

8/29/2006 Hegar: Questions and a one sheet from a recent purchasee
So I just bought the Sorcerer book, having spent much time pawing over the apprentice pdf and these forums. Wonderful purchase, and very reasonably priced. I was a bit surprised…
In Adept Press
Participants: Hegar, Ron Edwards, Randulf.

8/29/2006 Myrmidon: Is TSOY no longer available online for free?
Clinton et al.,   On the old anvilwerks site there was access to the full text of TSOY (both original and revised).  But on the new site, I don't see…
In CRN Games
Participants: Myrmidon, Clinton R. Nixon, Twobirds, droog, r_donato, Clay.

8/29/2006 Wormwood: [Drift] Seeking Playtesters
I'm starting another round of public playtesting for Drift, a game of space travel and distance, both between worlds and the people on them. The crux is in the far…
In Connections
Participants: Wormwood.

8/29/2006 demiurgeastaroth: [Agon] Oathbound
I've played Agon now twice with a group of 5 other players. Tonight, I had two friends over for a game of PTA, but one of them wasn't feeling up…
In Actual Play
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

8/29/2006 gains: Horizontal format books (split)
I have similar layout concerns to Jason's so I'd like to continue this discussion. I like the advice already given but there is a content reason that the landscape format…
In Publishing
Participants: gains, joepub, nikola, Ron Edwards, jasonm, MatrixGamer, David Artman, KeithBVaughn.

8/29/2006 John Harper: [Agon] Under Consideration: Helping dice that really help
Here's a rule that I'm seriously considering for a Semi-Official Rules Change. Advantage, Helping, & Creative Ability Dice When you use an Advantage die, a Helping die, or a…
In one.seven design
Participants: John Harper, demiurgeastaroth, iago, Valamir, GreatWolf, Shreyas Sampat.

8/30/2006 Nathan P.: [Countdown] Want An Easy Game To Playtest?
Hey all, I've been thinking about my 2006 Game Chef entry, Countdown (available to download here), and I think it would be worth doing some playtesting. Here's the "easy" part:…
In Connections
Participants: Nathan P..

8/30/2006 DigitalDevilDog: Formulating A starting Point
Hello everybody. Im not saying Im new to the gaming industrie, namely tabletop gaming, but I am how ever still green when it comes to game design, which is why…
In First Thoughts
Participants: DigitalDevilDog, Troy_Costisick, Adam Dray.

8/30/2006 Ron Edwards: [Perfect] Neighbors gone wild!
Hello, Remember Brian and Eliza, from the The folks next door thread? Well, Eliza's out of town this week, and Brian's long-time pal James, whom I've met, is in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GB Steve, joepub, Paka, David Artman.

8/30/2006 Settembrini: [Rifts] Two and a half sessions at Odyssee Con, Berlin
Dear Readers, As I promised Ron some time ago, here is a Rifts Actual Play report. As I'm not deeply enough into terminology, I will reflect on the goings in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Settembrini, Frank T, Precious Villain, MSch, Noon, Ron Edwards, niddhogg, Glendower, droog.

8/30/2006 Sovem: Query: Indie Presses accepting submissions?
I was wondering, do indie presses every look for game ideas beyond their usual repertoire? My first thought is that, no, indie presses are too small and focused to branch…
In Publishing
Participants: Sovem, Clinton R. Nixon, Wolfen, Lxndr, Valamir, Paka, daMoose_Neo.

8/30/2006 herrmess: A few questions from a pair of HQ newbies
Hi all, I had HQ for a year or so, and although Glorantha doesn't appeal to me much (I'm the guy with the EarthDawn conversion in a coma) I do…
In HeroQuest
Participants: herrmess, aaronil, sebastianz, Mike Holmes, soviet, Web_Weaver, Vaxalon, soru, Melinglor, Lamorak33.

8/30/2006 Technocrat13: [the Infected 2] Spanish Shadows
Last night Lisa and I got together with Mark and Remi for my second playtest of the Infected 2, my monster-movie game, inspired by a variety of zombie movies, but…
In Playtesting
Participants: Technocrat13, LeSingeSavant, jasonm.

8/30/2006 Gaerik: [AGE] Playtesting the combat mechanics
I'm putting this in Playtesting because just sitting down to do combat without any story going on doesn't seem like Actual Play to me.  It is playtesting the rules though.…
In Playtesting
Participants: Gaerik.

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