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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 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 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..

11/7/2006 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.

11/7/2006 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 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 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 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 Yokiboy: [DitV] Bookmarked Version of the PDF
Hello Vincent, I have created a bookmarked version of Dogs in the Vineyard 2nd Edition for my own use. If you are interested I'll gladly share it with you. I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Yokiboy.

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.

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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.

11/10/2006 DaveA: The Ultimate Geekdom
Hello, all. Last night I began teaching a friend the rules for Capes.  We didn't get far enough to provide any serious insights into the game.  What did make the…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: DaveA, Curufea, Matthew Glover, Kai_lord.

11/10/2006 memolith: [Donjon] Many Various Tweaks
First off, I want to say how much I love Donjon. We finished up the sample adventure in the book last night, and it was tremendously fun. One short anecdote:…
In CRN Games
Participants: memolith, The Dragon Master, 1of3.

11/10/2006 King Turnip: [Politico] Ripped from today's attack ads!
I'm kicking around a game of political corruption.  My inspiration is the state of Washington, D.C. and the seemingly pervasive corruption there.  For you outside of Cali, know that we've…
In First Thoughts
Participants: King Turnip, Caesar_X, Ramidel, TroyLovesRPG.

11/11/2006 Doyce: Secret of Imbuement & Living Morph
Quick question: Someone wants a furry cloak that, norse-like, lets them change into an animal form.  Okay. Great. Secret of Imbuement with Secret of Living Morph from 3-corner magic.  Falcon-shape…
In CRN Games
Participants: Doyce, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman.

11/11/2006 Christopher Kubasik: [InSpectres] Pulp Ghosts in the Porn Valley
So, it's 9:20 on a Friday night and my left hip down to my left calf is throbbing with Sciatica. It's as if there's something biting through my skin and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Paul T, Jared A. Sorensen, Artanis.

11/11/2006 MacTele: [Trolbabe] making it cyberpunk setting ?
As i wrote here i was looking for good cyberpunk system when i found The Forge. I still think about running good cyberpunk game but i feel there is no…
In Adept Press
Participants: MacTele, James_Nostack, WDFlores, Ron Edwards, Danny_K.

11/11/2006 nitramwi: Do you need to narrate?
Hi all!  Just started a wonderful game of PTA, and I have a serious question. In conflict resolution, do you have to have one person act as a narrator? Instead,…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: nitramwi, Jonathan Hastings, John Harper.

11/11/2006 Caesar_X: [Contenders] Dry run generates some rules questions
I'm really looking forward to playing Contenders this upcoming week.  So coffee mug in hand and 'Eye of the Tiger' on the stereo, I sat down this morning to generate…
In Actual Play
Participants: Caesar_X, rafial, Gregor Hutton, Malcolm.

11/12/2006 Curufea: Doctor Who
Something I was pondering on the bus to work this morning is how to use Capes to play a Doctor Who genre game.  There would be a few house rules…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Curufea, Hans, hix, TheCzech, James_Nostack, TonyLB.

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