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12/20/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [Sons of Liberty] Pre-Alpha Playtest
Last night Mark, Judson, Jim, and I got together to give the chassis of Sons of Liberty a whirl.  Since the game works in some pretty odd ways (more on…
In Playtesting
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, jim pinto, contracycle.

12/20/2006 Greymorn: Drifting toward Narativism (AP)
For background about our group, our system and what we're doing, see this thread. As promised, here's a report of last night's session. Overall, things went really well and everyone…
In Actual Play
Participants: Greymorn, Valamir, Alan, Danny_K, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

12/20/2006 1000buffalo: Silverscreen Adventures ;)
So, I've had this idea rattling around in my head for a few months, and thought I'd put it out there. I have a vision of a little companion book…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: 1000buffalo, Matt Wilson, chrisn.

12/19/2006 Giacomo: Re: Copyright resources
When all else fails, there is always the "poor man's copyright":  mail yourself a copy of your product...don't open it when you receive it.  The post mark on envelope will…
In Publishing
Participants: Giacomo, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards.

12/19/2006 Giacomo: Re: Copyright resources
Actually, no its not.  It will not replace a copyright, but will serve to establish a date stamp for your work.  You will still need to get a regular copyright. …
In Publishing
Participants: Giacomo, jerry, Ron Edwards.

12/20/2006 Eero Tuovinen: [Niche Engine] goes Burning Empires
So, playtested Paul's Niche Engine. There were four of us, me and three teenagers. Haven't had strictly regular gaming lately, so I've just called the teens to set something up…
In Playtesting
Participants: Eero Tuovinen.

12/20/2006 contracycle: [The Duellists]
The Duellists This is intended to be an RPG microgame, an RPG which executes exactly one scene, and then ends.  In this case, the scene is a duel between a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: contracycle, IntentionallyWrong, Valamir, Hereward The Wake.

12/20/2006 contracycle: Card games: hand sizes
I'm as wondering if there was anyone out there with encough familiarity with the CCG and similar line of things to help me with the following. I want to know…
In First Thoughts
Participants: contracycle, IntentionallyWrong.

12/20/2006 AdAstraGames: Watershed Games for Me.
My first RPG was D&D, in the early 80s.  A bunch of us in junior high started playing it, had fun, then most of us noticed girls and it died…
In Actual Play
Participants: AdAstraGames, Noon, nystul.

12/20/2006 nikola: Dreamation roll call
Hey, who all is going to be at Dreamation from this mob? I'll be there with Vincent Baker and Emily Care Boss with plans for great fun and enjoyments!
In Conventions
Participants: nikola, Paka, Ben Lehman, Kevin Allen Jr, Bill_White, gains, Valamir, iago, RobNJ, Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Ron Edwards.

12/19/2006 Bailywolf: [As inspred by The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach & the novel Starfish] Under Pressure
It's dark down here.  Dark and cold, except where the continents are eating each other, and there it's fucking boiling.  Black smokers vomit into the ocean, and around it swarm…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bailywolf, Valamir, jasonm, Jillianaire, Greymorn.

12/19/2006 hix: [& Sword] The Contessa's Baby
The game’s Sorceror, set in 18th century Africa. Here's the prep thread. Sean’s playing Rasputin, a Russian sorcerer eager for the demonic knowledge he knows can be found in the…
In Actual Play
Participants: hix, James_Nostack, Frank T, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik.

12/19/2006 AdAstraGames: [Worlds of Honor] Power 19
[b]Worlds of Honor[/b] is the working title for an RPG based off of the Honor Harrington universe.! The Power 19 [b]1. What is your game about?[/b] The game is about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: AdAstraGames.

12/19/2006 Zatt: Using pre-made scenes.
One thing that I thought of while I've been readying myself for my upcoming Universalis story arc for our Warhammer 40,000 campaign was the idea of readying scenes. Here's the…
In Universalis
Participants: Zatt, Mike Holmes.

12/18/2006 Storn: Sons of Kryos Actual Play contest
I've had the good fortune of being invited to be part of Sons of Kryos, a wonderful podcast on gaming.  Link in a moment.  I'm on episodes 29 and 31…
In Endeavor
Participants: Storn.

12/18/2006 Bailywolf: A PDF of BtI?
I floated Breaking the Ice to my non-gamer-but-curious wife, and she seemed quite taken with the concept, but the print+shipping price is beyond our 'stocking stuffer' range, which is where…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Bailywolf, Emily Care.

12/18/2006 Filip Luszczyk: [Illumination] Looking for guinea pigs for an online playtest
I'm interested in running an online playtest of Illumination (link in my signature), 22-23 and 27-31 December. My preferred medium is voice chat (Ventrilo or Skype) or IRC (#indierpgs channel),…
In Connections
Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

12/18/2006 Ludanto: Secret of Knock-Back?
Ok, it knocks an opponent back several yards.  Got that.  But it also ends Bringing Down the Pain "without resolution".  Sooooo, what does that mean?  Do we go back to…
In CRN Games
Participants: Ludanto, Eero Tuovinen, Gaerik.

12/18/2006 Bailywolf: A Crazy Dream, Ron Edwards, and a Different take on character advancement
So, I dreamed last night that Ron Edwards was writing a new game, and I was pumped about the promo and sample material he was putting out for it.  It…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bailywolf, Eero Tuovinen, GregStolze, jasonm, Filip Luszczyk, GB Steve, Andy Kitkowski, Asa.

12/18/2006 Simon C: Post counts
Hi Ron, I've been posting to these boards for a little while now, and run the full arc from "this is dumb" through "I don't understand why things are done…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Simon C, Eero Tuovinen, greyorm, David Artman, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Valamir.

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12/21/2006 Noon: [Rifts PBP] Exploration not really happening
I know it when I see it, that's all I can say. A certain point in exploration of the game world that clicks with me and I have to give…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, cydmab, Filip Luszczyk, Danny_K, Glendower.

12/22/2006 Steven Stewart: [Polaris] The Fall of Tall Star Remenant Session 6
This is the same group that was playing in these sessions: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=21570.0 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=21570.0 http://www.freewebs.com/blamdesign/ This isn't going to be as long as other AP posts, just wanted to share a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Steven Stewart, Ben Lehman.

12/22/2006 Pelgrane: The ulimate arbiter of evil
I've read a few threads around this topic, and I don't think there has been a clear answer. It seems from the rules that the players are the ulimate arbiters…
In lumpley games
Participants: Pelgrane, demiurgeastaroth, Gaerik, Brian Newman, oliof, Ben Lehman, lumpley, Miskatonic, crowyhead.

12/22/2006 James_Nostack: Cooperative Rituals: how often does demon roll?
Let's say three coven members are attempting to contact a demon.  Each coven member rolls Lore + modifiers.  Does the demon roll against each sorcerer?  Or only once? 
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Fabrice G., Ron Edwards.

12/23/2006 GB Steve: [MLwQ] Straight outta Windsor
Straight outta Windsor It was time this week for our annual Christmas game of My Life with Master. Paula was the Master, Queen Elizabeth, and the characters were as below…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: GB Steve, Mike Holmes.

12/23/2006 Filip Luszczyk: [Illumination] 2nd test - coherency, resolution and handling issues etc. (long)
I playtested Illumination again, this time using new shaping rules and setting, with two players. I wasn't pushing the rules in any particular direction and didn't focus on testing any…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

12/23/2006 Ben Lehman: KueiCon again!
Since last year's gathering was a wild success of gaming, pho, conversation, and more pho, Chris Chinn and I will be putting on KueiCon this January 18th-20th at Chris's apartment…
In Conventions
Participants: Ben Lehman.

12/24/2006 1000buffalo: Anyone going to DarkCon?
Howdy All, So, I'll be visiting a friend in Phoenix in a couple of weeks, and he's going to DarkCon (well, he's running some stuff - M&M and WFRP). Anyone…
In Conventions
Participants: 1000buffalo, Ron Edwards, Eric J. Boyd.

12/25/2006 Frank T: Setting Challenge Submission Thread
Dear participants of the 1st Transatlantic Setting Design Challenge! This is the official submission thread. Please post your entry here before 2007, with a download link, mention of the game…
In Endeavor
Participants: Frank T, wunderllama, Steven Stewart, Graham Walmsley, Malcolm, Eero Tuovinen, Everspinner, Rich Stokes, Sam!, Ben Lehman, talysman.

12/25/2006 Alan: [SotC] Hidden core mechanic
After going through SoTC several times, I noticed that the wording of the text, and the sheer amount of text spent on skills and stunts, obscures the true elegance of…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Alan, iago, forlorn1.

12/26/2006 Gaerik: Dividing the Traditional GM Tasks
In recent history here at the Forge I've read several threads on how many of the social and game related tasks generally get shoved onto 1 person's shoulders and defined…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, Filip Luszczyk, Eric J., dreamborn, Andrew Morris, Glendower, Noon, Ron Edwards, TonyLB, GreatWolf, r_donato, David Artman, AdAstraGames, Charrua, lev_lafayette.

12/26/2006 Rampage: Newbie "where are my skills" questions
I got my Sorcerer books and, guess what? I have questions! :) I'm posting 'em grouped by themes. First is about cover/skills (not task/conflict resolution) 1. Say a PC has…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards.

12/26/2006 Rampage: Newbie sorcery related questions
I guess a couple of these may be answered by "you decide!".. anyway: 1a. Can you summon a specific demon, for example one that rebelled from you earlier and that…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

12/26/2006 Rampage: Newbie demon ability related questions
1a. Warp uses kilograms as units. Is volume omitted on purpose? (gasses don't weight too much) 1b. How far in distance does warp go? 2. How is Hint used? Can…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

12/27/2006 Meguey: [Sorcerer New England Style] Harriet's Diary
Oct 15, Sunday Well, this has certainly been an eventful month. My tag-sale customers are trickling off for the season, so it's time to get the winter pies going. I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Meguey, Artanis, James_Nostack, Miskatonic, Parthenia, Ron Edwards, lumpley, pedyo.

12/27/2006 Clay: [TSoY] Hardcover with the new cover?
I'd like to buy a hardcover version of the book, but I'd strongly prefer the new cover with what certainly looks like Jennifer Rodgers' art.  That cover conveys more of…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clay.

12/27/2006 redivider: [Wine Dark Sea]: first playtest , Odysseus vs. the fly demon
First playtest of wine dark sea Jim, Judson, and I (mark) played a short test run of Wine Dark Sea, my game of the final voyage of Odysseus. We played…
In Playtesting
Participants: redivider.

12/27/2006 Certified: 6th World: Looking for Play testers in the Atlanta Area
We’re going to be running a Demo of 6th World at the Gamer’s Getaway in Douglasville Ga. January 6th and 13th full details are at www.housedok.com 6th World is a…
In Connections
Participants: Certified.

12/27/2006 xjermx: Shadowrun of Yesterday
Did my title give it away? A gaming friend of mine and I have played shadowrun a few times over the years.. its a really fun game with a pretty…
In CRN Games
Participants: xjermx, Darcy Burgess, shadowcourt, c, Clinton R. Nixon, lev_lafayette, Barlennan, Hans, Brand_Robins, dindenver, r_donato.

12/28/2006 Hans: [Grey Ranks] Toronto Playtest Report
Here is the report (finally, belatedly) of the Toronto group's playtest.  Sorry it took so bloody long, Jason.  You said I should post this here, I think, so here it…
In Playtesting
Participants: Hans, jasonm, two_fishes.

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