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11/7/2006 sean2099: (Heroes/Villains) Looking for an alpha playtest group
hi all, I am working on a new supers game and I am looking for playtesters. Any help given would be appreciated. Right now, I am in the prealpha stage…
In Connections
Participants: sean2099, Steven Stewart.

11/7/2006 scorpio rising: [Agon] A question about armour.
Hi John. Agon rocks. You have the consistent pimping of Jonathan Walton at SGB to thank for my purchase, and so do I -- I think this is one of…
In one.seven design
Participants: scorpio rising, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

11/6/2006 Warren: Stranger Things?
Quick non-Agon question: What's going on with Stranger Things at the moment? I've been looking forward to it for the best part of a year (or more). Last I heard,…
In one.seven design
Participants: Warren, Bailywolf, John Harper, demiurgeastaroth, Valamir.

11/6/2006 MacTele: Trollbabe and sex, how to do it ?
Trollbabe is a sexy thing and this is obvious. But my players run away from it, both male and female. And i have to say it, i want to bring…
In Adept Press
Participants: MacTele, Ron Edwards, rycanada, lev_lafayette.

11/6/2006 Transit: DITV - Which NPC gets to speak first?
I've noticed that the order in which a town is presented to the Dogs can have a big effect on how they react to it Often, the first person that…
In lumpley games
Participants: Transit, Vaxalon, lumpley, jburneko, Yokiboy, Gugliandalf.

11/6/2006 kalyptein: Dropping conflicts
Hi, I'm a total Capes newbie looking forward to running/playing for the first time soon. I have a couple questions about conflicts: 1) Can the player who resolves a conflict…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: kalyptein, Hans, TheCzech.

11/6/2006 DaveyJJ: Matt's one paragrapgh take on NBC's Heroes?
I wonder what Matt would write if he had to compose a single paragraph about NBC's new show Heroes, in the same vein as he wrote about Lost and Six…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: DaveyJJ, Matt Wilson, Valamir, Wolfen, John Harper, scififan9009, chrisn.

11/6/2006 Rich Stokes: Player's screen
Hi Brennan, Just finished reading the book and really looking forward to giving this system a shakedown. In one of the Sons Of Kryos podcasts you mentioned a "Player's Screen"…
In Galileo Games
Participants: Rich Stokes, inthisstyle.

11/6/2006 GB Steve: Network Visualisation
Does anyone have or know of good software for creating networks with user defined node?. I want to do something along the lines of mindmaps or relationship diagrams. Windows based…
In Connections
Participants: GB Steve, Matt, Graham Walmsley.

11/6/2006 DaveyJJ: Got my PDF ... veteran RPGer returns to RPGing after 20 years
Yeah, it took a great game to get me back into RPGing after this amount of time, but PtA was the catalyst. Got a group of younger RPGers at work…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: DaveyJJ, Matt Wilson.

11/6/2006 Primordia: [primordia] The world is shrinking, what to do.
Hey guys. in my primordia project, im thinking about having characters play in a game world, that diminishes constantly, much like michael ende the neverending story. The gods of primordia,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Primordia, King Turnip, Geoff Hall.

11/5/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Comedy, R-Maps, and Gut-Wrenching Angst
I just played my first session of what will hopefully become a recurring game of TSoY. It is best described as ABSOLUTELY FREAKING AWESOME. The Setup I've been pimping TSoY…
In Actual Play
Participants: r_donato, Frank T, Ron Edwards.

11/5/2006 bilros02: [GAIA SAGA] Online play testers wanted!
Hi there everyone, in order to spread the good name of our game system, we will be running a instant messenger based adaptation of the game on Yahoo! Messenger for…
In Connections
Participants: bilros02.

11/5/2006 davidberg: [Werewolf] complete the mission! realistically! (GNS ?)
Warning: I've included a lot of preamble to provide proper context. If you want, skip it and scroll down to "the point" (in bold and caps below). Then if you're…
In Actual Play
Participants: davidberg, Noon, Frank T, Ron Edwards, Caldis, r_donato.

11/4/2006 JasonPalenske: The Frontier Challenge
The Challenge So begins the First Frontier Biquarterly 24 hour Challenge! That's right boys and girls, Biquartery! Once every 4 months Frontier will sponsor a Challenge based upon the game.…
In Endeavor
Participants: JasonPalenske, Ron Edwards.

11/4/2006 r_donato: [TSoY] Confusion about Qek spirit magic
I'm hoping someone can clear up some questions about Qek spirit magic for me. 1) Zamani cannot be contacted. Based on the description of contacting roho and sasha, does that…
In CRN Games
Participants: r_donato, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon.

11/3/2006 Kaare Berg (Old): [Shock:] First time stumbling and relevation
[size=8pt]This has been a long time coming, and writing this right now is therapy for me with regards to some heavy real world issues. Which has nothing to do with…
In Actual Play
Participants: Kaare Berg (Old), nikola.

11/3/2006 jburneko: The PtA Economy Between Episodes
Hello Again, Just a few quick questions to confirm my understanding of what happens to each resource pool between Episodes. 1) Any unspent budget goes away between episodes. Correct? (Note:…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: jburneko, Matt Wilson.

11/3/2006 timfire: [IaLC] Conflict & Resolution Structure
As some of you might remember from old threads, I'm working on a game tentative titled "In a Land Called". I'm getting close to a playable alpha, but I'm still…
In First Thoughts
Participants: timfire, Steven Stewart, Filip Luszczyk, TroyLovesRPG, Web_Weaver, c, masqueradeball, Simon C, Kami-no-Mark.

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11/7/2006 iain: [Reel Adventures] Roll Film
Hi guys, Alongside 'Peer Pressure', http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=21979.0 I have also been working on a game called 'Reel Adventures'. This one has been boiling at the back of my brain for a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: iain, Caesar_X.

11/7/2006 Gugliandalf: To Lumpley: Translations
I'm thinking about translating DitV in italian, how about it? Would you like to have an italian version to PDF and put it online on the Forge with the original…
In lumpley games
Participants: Gugliandalf.

11/7/2006 chrisn: Splitting the players
My first PtA game begins this Saturday (we're revamping Land of the Lost as a stark modern sci-fi/drama series to trial run the game) and I have a question even…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: chrisn, Matt Wilson, Bankuei.

11/7/2006 cdtatro: [DitV] Dogpile
I'm starting a Supers game using Dogs in the Vineyard soon and before I begin, I'm having trouble getting my brain around how conflicts where all the players dogpile on…
In lumpley games
Participants: cdtatro, Vaxalon, demiurgeastaroth, ffilz, Gugliandalf, Gaerik.

11/7/2006 Frank T: Setting Design Challenge
Ron’s TSoY actual play and the Frontier Challenge thread triggered an idea that now sits in the back of my head like an evil monkey. I’ve been saying since 2004…
In Endeavor
Participants: Frank T, JasonPalenske, Ben Lehman, David Artman, Eero Tuovinen, StefanS, TroyLovesRPG.

11/8/2006 Nathan P.: Carry on Veterans Day
The blurb: Hamsterprophet Productions will be donating 15% of all sales of carry. a game about war. to the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in recognition of Veterans Day. Every…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P..

11/8/2006 Primordia: [Primordia] Group of character traits
Hey guys. In my game primordia im going to run with a few character mechanics, which is measured in Trust, Trustworthiness and Connections. Trust is an aquired stat, which changes…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Primordia, Wood, Troy_Costisick.

11/8/2006 Primordia: a correct time to playtest?
Hey everybody. Not sure this is the right forum to ask, but here goes. When is the right time to playtest your invention??? Is there a hard no leniency rule,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Primordia, timfire, Eero Tuovinen.

11/8/2006 Filip Luszczyk: [Fastlane] A difficult beginning
Last Monday, after a nearly five-month break, I finally managed to schedule a game with my regular group. The players were: Michal - he's been into table-top RPGs for four…
In Actual Play
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Eero Tuovinen.

11/8/2006 MacTele: Sorcerer ?
I am sure it is covered and written many times in many places, i checked rpg.net, sorcerers sites links and many others and still do not know what to think…
In Adept Press
Participants: MacTele, James_Nostack, Frank T, DAudy.

11/9/2006 chrisn: Primetime Reminders
I love the fact that conflict resolution is handled in PtA with playing cards (rather than dice). So, when I thought to make some reminders for the players on what…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: chrisn, John Harper, Dave Versace, cydmab, Glendower, 1000buffalo, REkz, Gugliandalf, Brennen Reece, relaxingnap.

11/9/2006 Paul King: [Polaris] Getting It
Presented for comment. The idea is to have something to present to players so that they can understand more of the conflict between Heart and Mistaken. Polaris is a game…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Paul King, Hermes3, Ben Lehman, Web_Weaver, Valamir, demiurgeastaroth, Daniela Nicklas, Steven Stewart.

11/9/2006 GregStolze: Ransom Method: Follow the Money
Per Ron's request, I'm starting a new Ransom Method thread. Here goes. MBM: Full ransom was met, so I split the cash between myself and Dan Solis. (I'd paid Thomas…
In Publishing
Participants: GregStolze, Eero Tuovinen, David Artman, gobi, sean2099, daMoose_Neo, joepub.

11/9/2006 Ludanto: [Afraid] First Aid Conflicts
Hey, I've just encountered a First Aid Conflict. The problem is, the first aid provider is an NPC. So I figure there are two ways I can go with this. …
In lumpley games
Participants: Ludanto, lumpley, ffilz.

11/9/2006 Harsh: Artist looking for projects
Hello, I am an illustrator looking for various projects to keep myself busy in the winter months. I have an online portfolio up at www.harshweb.com , and would work for…
In Connections
Participants: Harsh, Ron Edwards, David C, Thunder_God, xenopulse.

11/9/2006 mratomek: [Super Force Seven] Tactical RPG
After another long, long, long reworking of the rules, I finally got another playtest together. Most of the changes came from the great suggestions and feedback I received from this…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek, Valamir, Noon.

11/9/2006 Curufea: First play thoughts
Another new player here - had my first game yesterday. There was some confusion with Pages which could be resolved with a better turn sequence description, I think. Breaking up…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Curufea, Hans, Gaerik, DaveA, Matthew Glover, TonyLB.

11/10/2006 sirogit: Starting up an Afraid game
Hi, I'm starting up a game of Afraid, and I'm a little confused - Is there anything written on it besdies the playtest docs on anyway? Also, I'm planning on…
In lumpley games
Participants: sirogit, Ludanto.

11/9/2006 Jesse Custer: Forum to discuss campaign prep
Is this forum for campaigns too? I have a campaign of mine that I've been refining for a while and I would like to discuss it (and my design decisions)…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jesse Custer, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

11/10/2006 Geoff Hall: [Anarchy] First thoughts (Long!)
Okay, I should probably preface this with the fact that this is not only my first post to these forums (well, discounting a mention of Burning Empires to Primordia a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Geoff Hall, andrew_kenrick.