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10/14/2006 Wood: [Messenger] First Run: "A and B"
Ran my Messenger system for the first time tonight, and to my slight surprise, it went very well indeed. No hitches whatsoever.  Characters were a conscience-stricken "Liquidator" and a…
In Playtesting
Participants: Wood, Everspinner.

10/14/2006 Eero Tuovinen: [Spiel Essen] Demoing MLwM
This one took a bit of typing, but I thought it better to put my MLwM demo up here for checkup. I created this one in the spring of 2005,…
In Conventions
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, ocasta.

10/14/2006 angelopampalone: reward table for HQ
Hi, can someone post a link to the thread where was proposed a table with selectable reward for the palyer based on the win or loss of a contest. I…
In HeroQuest
Participants: angelopampalone, Der_Renegat.

10/13/2006 charlesperez: Have Gun, Will Travel - Wire Paladin, San Francisco
The 50s western, "Have Gun, Will Travel" features the gunslinger Paladin, who appears to be a Dog in all but name. He begs for a Dogs writeup, provided below. Obviously,…
In lumpley games
Participants: charlesperez.

10/13/2006 wunderllama: [With Great Power...] Ragnarok meets teenage angst!
So we just finished up our first issue of With Great Power last week, and wow. I mean... wow. Fantastic.  We had The Valkyrie, my character, who was chosen by…
In Actual Play
Participants: wunderllama.

10/13/2006 c: [Mortal Coil] Of Wolves, Dragons, and 11 year olds.
Last weekend at Osh Con we played several games of Mortal Coil and this game was the one I found most interesting. We had three players, myself, Len, and Derrick…
In Actual Play
Participants: c, Storn.

10/13/2006 kalyptein: [Charnel Gods] Sarantium Wrap-Up
Since most of my questions here are about running a Sorcerer game, rather than more general topics about theory or dysfunctionality, I'm putting this here, rather than in Actual Play. …
In Adept Press
Participants: kalyptein, cpeterso, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose.

10/13/2006 andrew_kenrick: [Yesterday's Tomorrow] Interrogation as character creation
After a hiatus of 2 years I've finally gone back to Yesterday's Tomorrow, my game of a nuclear-powered, dystopian alternate now inspired by 1984, Brave New World, Children of Men…
In First Thoughts
Participants: andrew_kenrick, Reithan, Paul Czege, James_Nostack, Narf the Mouse, TroyLovesRPG, Madheretic, Everspinner, Troy_Costisick.

10/13/2006 Sindyr: After much play - a disturbing trend is noticed
OK, gonna bring up something I have been noticing for some time.  At first, I was worried that it may be due to my inexperience with Capes - maybe because…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sindyr, oreso, Gaerik, Hans, James_Nostack, Andrew Morris, TonyLB.

10/13/2006 James_Nostack: [Mechaton] Do sensors completely ignore armor?
Hi Vincent, I finally got a chance to play Mechaton the other night!  Hooray for me!  I had a question, though: when you paint someone with a sensor tag, does…
In lumpley games
Participants: James_Nostack, lumpley.

10/13/2006 Keith Senkowski: untitled desktops
[url=http://www.bobgoat.com/images/untitled/paranoidDesktop.jpg]They Are Out To Get You[/url]
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Keith Senkowski, Paul Czege.

10/13/2006 ShaneJackson: [Sorcerer] confused by example
I'm trying to learn the game, but some errata is confusing me, specifically the correction to page 92 where it says: Page 92: A rolls 10 10 8 7 7…
In Adept Press
Participants: ShaneJackson, jrs, Ron Edwards, gorckat, James_Nostack, JamesDJIII.

10/13/2006 Zamiel: Theoretical Battlestar Galactica Play Example
One of the things I do when I'm trying to get a handle on how a game is played is work up a session / scene, with mechanical notation and…
In Universalis
Participants: Zamiel, Valamir.

10/13/2006 willo: Gaming System Framework
What would it take for you to develop your new RPG idea using a Gaming System Framework? Gaming System Framework:     A core set of rules that could be…
In First Thoughts
Participants: willo, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, jeremycoatney, TroyLovesRPG, mratomek, tj333, joepub, Danny_K, David Artman, Certified, Nathaniel B.

10/13/2006 tj333: Dog in a Black Coat
I've started a series of 9 Dog's town where a man who used to be a Dog but has become a sorcerer. His coat is now black and he travels…
In lumpley games
Participants: tj333, ironick, Ramidel.

10/12/2006 Zamiel: Complications and Stake-Setting
One of the things I've found particularly of interest in the new wave of indie RPG design is the idea of "stake setting," that is, conflicts are entered into with…
In Universalis
Participants: Zamiel, Valamir, Adam Dray, komradebob, Eero Tuovinen, pete_darby, Robotech_Master.

10/12/2006 gorckat: [Sorc] Contact and Summon Rituals
I was wondering if the following might be a doable method to resolve Contacts and Summons, or if I've misread the rules somehow negating these thoughts: When a Player attempts…
In Adept Press
Participants: gorckat, Ron Edwards.

10/12/2006 Reithan: [Mage: The Awakening] Here goes nothing...
Ok, after wanting to do this, being told to do this, still wanting to and generally dreading doing it, mainly for the reason that I haven't a clue how to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Reithan, Danny_K, Glendower, Ron Edwards, Selene Tan, Noon, Ice Cream Emperor, r_donato, Paul T, Marco.

10/12/2006 baron samedi: [Last Chronicles of Erdor] Searching for the right adjective to name a religion
Hi, I'm in the process of translating a role-playing game from French to English, and stuck with the choice of a proper term to designate a specific religious movement. -…
In First Thoughts
Participants: baron samedi, FLEB, crowyhead, Wolfen.

10/12/2006 GB Steve: Mortal Smackdown
So in last night's game, the continuation of Twisted Fifties, the PCs arrive mob-handed at the asylum to confront Dr Scolari, the twisted woman hater who seems to be at…
In Galileo Games
Participants: GB Steve, dyjoots, inthisstyle.

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10/15/2006 xjermx: TSOY Wushu
I dont know why this did not occur to me earlier, or why I didn't grasp the idea sooner.. but it dawned on me suddenly that my destiny involved running…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Selene Tan, shadowcourt, Danny_K, Hans, Iskander, Thor Olavsrud, John Harper.

10/15/2006 memolith: Print size for MLWM?
I admit it, I'm a cheapskate. I purchased the pdf of MLWM, to save a couple of bucks. Now I'm wishing I'd just bought the printed copy. Anyhow, I found…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: memolith, Thomas Lawrence, Paul Czege.

10/16/2006 Brian_W: [Channeling] Temptation and Corruption
Alright first of all, i will try to give all needed information in this thread. If you want to know more, want to read through what i have, or want…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Brian_W, Troy_Costisick, Narf the Mouse, Xibalba.

10/16/2006 Graham Walmsley: [Best Friends] Game in a pub
On Thursday, I met up with various forum people (Steve, Alex, Drew and Jukka) in a London pub. We had a quick game of Best Friends: which turned out to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Graham Walmsley, r_donato, Alex Fradera, Gregor Hutton, Merten, GB Steve.

10/16/2006 Noutaja: Phrases in dialogues
I was reading Polaris on my spare time and found myself thinking about the different ways to run dialogues for two or more persons in Polaris. So this is just…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Noutaja, Ben Lehman.

10/16/2006 jasonm: [TSOY] Camp Nerdly: Mayahuel's Revenge
I ran The Shadow of Yesterday for six players at Camp Nerdly:  Krista, Remi, Joe, Dave, Frank, and Andy.  Two players were quite familiar with TSOY but the other four…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, foucalt, TonyLB, SNES Chalmers.

10/16/2006 jasonm: [Roach] Getting Drunk
We got a great question about getting drunk in Roach play recently and I thought I'd lay it out here as well.  The drunk rule appears under "Resisting the Roach",…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards.

10/16/2006 Nathan P.: Carry Audio Demo
Jeff and Judd of the Sons of Kryos recorded a 15-minute demo of carry with me at Gen Con 06. Check it out on this page. And I don't sound…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., Yokiboy.

10/16/2006 Eric J. Boyd: Shock: actual play - some clarifications please
I've posted a report of my group's first session playing Shock: here. We used a setting modeled on Shadowrun and had a rockin' first session that slowly interweaved the characters'…
In glyphpress
Participants: Eric J. Boyd, nikola.

10/16/2006 jasonm: [Infected] Camp Nerdly: The Inwood Zombie Fortress and Drama Club
Mark ran a game of The Infected, Eric Provost's in-playtest game of survival horror, at Camp Nerdly, and I got a chance to throw down with Frank Manna, Kevin Allen…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, SNES Chalmers, Technocrat13, joepub, Narf the Mouse, Aman the Rejected.

10/16/2006 Hellbender: Re: Tales From The Floating Vagabond is looking for publishing partners
Hey,   I recently came across your discussion of Tales ffrom the Floating Vagabond on The Forge (I was looking online for a copy of the rule book to buy,…
In Connections
Participants: Hellbender, Ron Edwards, Wolfen.

10/17/2006 Frank T: [BARBAREN!] Raiders in a foreign land
I ran the first playtest of the new revised playtest edition of BARBAREN! this Saturday at ConTor, a small local convention near Hamburg with a good mix of indie and…
In Playtesting
Participants: Frank T, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, JustinB, TroyLovesRPG, Noon.

10/17/2006 Melinglor: [OtE] Dice for the Masses
I ran Over the Edge with my group last week, and it rocked hard. I unveiled and implemented a set of changes to the Experience Dice system that I discussed…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, r_donato.

10/17/2006 bebbstar: [Alternate Setting] Gods in the Vineyard
Hello all... This is my first post on this forum and my introduction to all things DitV. First (off-topic) - Vincent what an amazing thing you've created in DitV. I've…
In lumpley games
Participants: bebbstar, lumpley, demiurgeastaroth, Ramidel.

10/17/2006 RedPissLegion: [Mortal Coil] Hexcity - First trial run questions
Last Saturday (October 16) we gather a play group in a local RPG store to try out Mortal Coil, no one had ever played before and during play I (the…
In Galileo Games
Participants: RedPissLegion, inthisstyle.

10/17/2006 Ancannios: Stuck on a resolution mechanic
Hi to all, I am currently designing my homebrew simulationist  rpg set in the early middle ages, but for 5 days now I just cant get any ideas for a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ancannios, andrew_kenrick, iain, Narf the Mouse, drfelip.

10/17/2006 aedaren: My First Uni Game + Confusion about complications
Hey everybody, I've been having a good time playing Universalis for the first time with some guys from the indie net gaming group.  We're using a wiki to play, and…
In Universalis
Participants: aedaren, Valamir, Trevis Martin.

10/17/2006 Halzebier: [Spiel Essen] Forge Booth - which exhibition hall?
Hi there! I've just checked the official webpage of the Spiel 2006 but couldn't find the Forge among the exhibitors. I've heard the booth is called "PrO/Forge", but could not…
In Conventions
Participants: Halzebier, Frank T.

10/17/2006 baron samedi: [LCoE] Strange places: ideas ?
Hello Forgeites, After building a set of game mechanics that allows a game effect bonus for using a specific landmark or building, I'm trying to find ideas about strange places…
In First Thoughts
Participants: baron samedi, crowyhead, David Artman, Narf the Mouse, Simon C, TroyLovesRPG.

10/17/2006 crowyhead: [TSOY] New Ratkin shamanic secret
I'm kinda geeked because I wrote my first ever custom TSOY secret this week.  I'm playing an albino ratkin shaman named Lutra, and Josh (shadowcourt) and I have been having…
In CRN Games
Participants: crowyhead.

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