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12/4/2006 Alex Fradera: Suitability for new players
I have a friend of mine with whom I've spoken about gaming a couple of times, and recently he's said he'd like to try it out. I've been puzzling over…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Alex Fradera, iago, demiurgeastaroth.

12/4/2006 rushputin: Bookshelf E-mail Address Change
The e-mail address I've got associated with my Bookshelf account is waaaaaay old and out of date. Is there any way for me to change that?
In Site Discussion
Participants: rushputin, Ron Edwards.

12/4/2006 Ron Edwards: MOVED: Re: in this thread i want u to write up one of your favorite character from a no
This topic has been moved to the Inactive File. The HeroQuest forum is closed for posting.
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards.

12/4/2006 Graham Walmsley: Dragonmeet: Customer feedback
I wanted to do this in a separate thread, so as not to get in the way of the Collective Endeavour counting their takings and laughing manically. If you were…
In Conventions
Participants: Graham Walmsley, GB Steve, Matt, Dantai.

12/4/2006 David C: Fun play for the GM?
I don't think I'm alone in this when I say, I just don't find being the GM as entertaining (or entertaining at all) as being a player. Part of this…
In Actual Play
Participants: David C, Noon, Ron Edwards, nystul, Thor Olavsrud, baron samedi, TroyLovesRPG, Alan, cydmab, psrgchx, contracycle, Christopher Kubasik, Leviathan, davidberg.

12/4/2006 Tensen01: Freelance Illustrator for Hire - Image Heavy
Greetings All, My Name's Derek Hand, I'm from Pueblo, Co. and have been wanting for many years to break into the Freelancing market. I haven't posted on this site in…
In Connections
Participants: Tensen01, Ron Edwards.

12/4/2006 Noon: Spot the sim-clue-ationism
Just a funny title refering to the play structure. A pleasurable game, as I focused on enjoying the bredth and depth of the game world. That's because after discussing some…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, davidberg, Frank T.

12/3/2006 114211: Re: Question- publisher #s vs. fans (split)
sadly as of yet i do not, but trust me im looking, in fact ive just started this last month :)
In Site Discussion
Participants: 114211, Ron Edwards.

12/4/2006 Simon C: [Savage Worlds] One-on-One game.
A while back, here in fact, I asked some questions about my Savage Worlds play, in regards to my use of dice rolling, and player control over outcomes.  It…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Storn, Gaerik.

12/3/2006 Jon Scott Miller: [Dungeon Noir] Character Motivation
Hello, all. I have recently been working on a game tentatively entitled "Dungeon Noir." Some of the ideas I have been kicking around in my head re. this game came…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jon Scott Miller, Darcy Burgess, Simon C.

12/3/2006 RobNJ: Misspent Youth playtest at Dreamation 2007
At Dreamation 2007 I would like to run a second playtest of my game, Misspent Youth: A Game of Juvenile Delinquency and Being Awesome.  I do not believe I will…
In Conventions
Participants: RobNJ, Ron Edwards.

12/3/2006 Malcolm: Dragonmeet 2006 - Post Con Thoughts, Sales and Suchlike
Dragonmeet, in London, is a very friendly and successful one day convention that runs on the first Saturday of December. With 600 - 800 (approx.) attendees, there's a goodly number…
In Conventions
Participants: Malcolm, iago, Pelgrane, Matt, Dantai, Gregor Hutton, andrew_kenrick.

12/3/2006 JSDiamond: Playtesters wanted
For "the Other" a survival horror/action rpg.  Alien dopplegangers.  Uses trust mechanic between players to boost character power (or reduce it). Email if interested.  I'll send you a PDF.   …
In Connections
Participants: JSDiamond.

12/3/2006 jasonm: [Business Solutions] First Playtest
Me, Shane, Ian and Andy playtested a little game I’m working on today.  It is called Business Solutions, and it is a comedic trifle about the lives and loves of…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Isbo, ShaneJackson.

12/3/2006 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Playtesting Thread
I'm starting to playtest Grey Ranks, so if you are interested in that project check here for updates, as well as the BPG site and the Forge playtesting forum.  Here's…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

12/3/2006 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Mechanical Playtest
Me, Shane, Ian and Andy had a day of playtesting today, and I’ll be posting about the two games we kicked around separately.  We set it up as a sort…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards.

12/2/2006 Thunder_God: Embedding Fonts in Open-Office.
Simply, as the title says, how do I do that?
In Publishing
Participants: Thunder_God, Miskatonic.

12/2/2006 JacobSM: Man-hunt in the subconscious (game proposal)
Hi everybody, Here follows rather a long posting outlining a game concept (work title: Reflections) posing as a sort of surrealistic existentialism. I present you first with some background to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JacobSM, Caesar_X, Troy_Costisick, Graham Walmsley.

12/2/2006 Ron Edwards: This forum is closed - long live the new forum
Thanks to everyone for everything. The place to go is now The Masters of Luck and Death website! It may be a while before this forum is technically inactivated (mechanically…
In HeroQuest
Participants: Ron Edwards.

12/2/2006 droog: Lessons of a Neverending Game
Hi, all. In this thread I'd like to write about and analyse my long-running game set in Greg Stafford's Glorantha. It's something I've been thinking through for a while, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, r_donato, James_Nostack, screen_monkey, Ron Edwards.

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12/4/2006 Ron Edwards: Artists: check here first
Hi there, This forum's purpose includes announcing your availability as an artist, for publishers of independent role-playing games. The main rule is, please do not post images. Your best bet…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards.

12/4/2006 Glendower: [Shadowrun] Mistakes learned; ending a game
I've never really ended a game.  What I should clarify is that I've never come to an agreement with the players to end a game, run a few final sessions,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, r_donato, Ron Edwards, Technocrat13.

12/4/2006 Paul Czege: The Niche Engine (v. 0.1), for roleplaying that's about the setting
Hi all, Realizing that Frank Tarcikowski's 1st Transatlantic Setting Design Challenge was formulated as just the right kind of stretch exercise for me--intimidating, because setting creation is by far the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Paul Czege, Simon C, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley, Troy_Costisick, scorpio rising, David Artman, Calithena, Jared A. Sorensen, pells, Paul T.

12/4/2006 mratomek: RPG vs. TRPG vs. Wargame
Hello all, I am working on a Tactical RPG. I define a Tactical RPG as: 1). Essentially a table top miniatures game. 2). A game that allows for the creation…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek, komradebob, King Turnip.

12/4/2006 Thunder_God: [CSI Games] The Discussions Continue.
This thread is a continuation of <a href=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20360.0>this thread</a>, which was about the CSI Games(Competitive Story Interaction Games) <a href=http://competitiverpgs.pbwiki.com>Wiki</a> and discussions/projects regarding its purpose and formation. Now that I'm…
In Connections
Participants: Thunder_God.

12/5/2006 J B Bell: [Sorcerer] Boost Stamina on an injured PC
Hi folks, I ran a Sorcerer session a couple weeks ago and we hit a bit of a snag at one point. A PC in a fight had had his…
In Adept Press
Participants: J B Bell, Ron Edwards.

12/5/2006 Zatt: First game's lessons…
Well, I played my first game of Universalis tonight, and was highly entertained to say the least. A couple of things that I learned from the experience: When framing a…
In Universalis
Participants: Zatt, demiurgeastaroth, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

12/5/2006 inthisstyle: Mortal Coil Theme Document
I mentioned my new Mortal Coil game based on the Harry Potter novels on the latest Voice of the Revolution podcast, and someone asked if I would post the theme…
In Galileo Games
Participants: inthisstyle, Danny_K.

12/5/2006 Miskatonic: Seeking wiki host
Hi all, I'm looking for someplace to host (gratis) a wiki of interest to the Forge community. Requirements are MediaWiki 1.7 with MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.2, and admin capability for…
In Connections
Participants: Miskatonic.

12/5/2006 Kat Miller: IGE at Dreamation WEBsite
Hi everyone. Ive updated the website with the information Ive been given so far. http://www.enter.net/~whim/Conventions/dream07IGE.html Thanks, Judd, Fred, Nathan, Brennan, Kevin, Russell and John. Please look at the website, and…
In Conventions
Participants: Kat Miller, Mel_White, forlorn1, Zathreyel, Andrew Morris, RobNJ.

12/5/2006 Hans: Using AH's Diplomacy as a meta-mechanic for a political RPG campaign
Hi: Over at the Toronto area Indie-RPG meetup, we have been tossing back and forth the idea of a political intrigue type campaign (using Heroquest or Universalis, probably), and thinking…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Hans, nicolasfueyo, Darcy Burgess, Calithena, Countercheck, David Artman, Greymorn.

12/5/2006 Zatt: Laptops with Universalis
Just a question: How many of you use a laptop when you're acting as the recorder? It came to me that I type much faster than I can write, and…
In Universalis
Participants: Zatt, Mike Holmes, demiurgeastaroth, Curufea, Robotech_Master, David Artman.

12/5/2006 Bailywolf: [Stealing Heaven] basic mechanics, themes, and such'n'junk
These are some more mature thoughts on the concepts I riffed off in this previous thread about Stealing Heaven. The basic rundown is in that thread, but to summarize- Stealing…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bailywolf, Spooky Fanboy, Danny_K.

12/5/2006 AaronDaMommio: [Donjon] Using Donjon as a first RPG
I've been playing Donjon with my 9 year old son. It's my first try at Donjon and his first serious try at an RPG. We've been playing just the two…
In CRN Games
Participants: AaronDaMommio.

12/6/2006 guildofblades: Drop Shipping
Hi Everyone, On the topic of marketing and sales channels, has anyone else here considered setting up drop shipping terms for retailers? I've been hanging around a number of business…
In Publishing
Participants: guildofblades, Troy_Costisick, Justin D. Jacobson, timfire, c, johnwedd, Mcrow.

12/6/2006 mratomek: Cost Comparison
Would consumers be more interested in an adventure with 16 pages of full color for $9.99 or  40 B&W pages for the same price. Just curious what everyone thinks.
In Publishing
Participants: mratomek, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Justin D. Jacobson, nystul.

12/6/2006 Caesar_X: [Contenders] Gold Rush bareknuckle part 2
Tonight we got together to continue the story of bareknuckle boxing in 'Gold Rush'-era San Francisco.  I was pretty excited as I had played more recently in a 17th Century…
In Actual Play
Participants: Caesar_X.

12/6/2006 Graham Walmsley: Gay Recruitment card mechanic
I'm working on a card mechanic for The Gay Recruitment Squad Wants YOU!. I'm finding it difficult to explain, though, so I'd really appreciate some feedback. At this point in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Graham Walmsley, jasonm, ocasta.

12/6/2006 GregStolze: No such thing as a suck-ass roll
This is a core mechanic in search of a purpose.  In the spirit of "having specific questions" -- for what would you use the following? This grew out of an…
In First Thoughts
Participants: GregStolze, jasonm, Bailywolf, Adam Dray, King Turnip, Graham Walmsley, Spooky Fanboy, Altharis.

12/6/2006 Tim M Ralphs: [Afraid] Sister Nancy Piety, first night
Firstly, Vincent, thanks for putting this stuff out there. Dogs was my first play experience of an independent rpg and it has reinvigorated a passion. In particular the group I’m…
In Playtesting
Participants: Tim M Ralphs, lumpley, FlamingMoose, Piers Brown.

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