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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.

12/23/2006 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.

12/23/2006 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 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.

12/22/2006 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.

12/22/2006 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 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.

12/21/2006 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.

12/21/2006 David C: Reducing Skill List Length?
So, I was thinking of a way to reduce skill list length, and it hit me. Lets use d20 for example. Instead of all the skills there are, you'd only…
In First Thoughts
Participants: David C, dindenver, SimonWray, Valvorik, Doc Faustus.

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.

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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.

12/28/2006 Rampage: How to focus from the kickers to the scenario?
Now that I have the rules straightened in my mind (ha!) I was actually starting to think in what would be character creation, and how to tie the PCs to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rampage, James_Nostack, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.

12/28/2006 Kesher: [hypersites] A superfast way to get a site up and running
Here's the link: <a href="http://hypersites.com/site/page/pg1-pn_SaaS_Website_Development_with_a_Browser_HyperSites.html">hypersites</a> Superfast, superslick way to get a website going, with a broad array of options, including hosting, commercial or not, all for <b>free</b> (at least at…
In Publishing
Participants: Kesher, Clay, xenopulse, David Artman.

12/28/2006 hix: [UnSpeakable] Rules Questions for an upcoming Con Game
I'm going to be running Unspeakable (the Lovecraft supplement for Inspectres) at Kapcon next weekend. There's no Actual Play yet, but I will write about it here once we do.…
In Actual Play
Participants: hix, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/29/2006 dreamborn: Opinions on accuracy and realism
Hello All I am sure this is GM and group dependant but I shall ask anyway.  If you are playing in a semi historic campaign how do you feel about…
In Actual Play
Participants: dreamborn, Glendower, Ron Edwards, Noon, cydmab, contracycle, David C, Melinglor, Andrew Morris.

12/29/2006 thespiderprince: Inspirations for Sorcerer RPG
Sorcerer RPG Inspirations The themes: What possesses you? What is your obsession? What would you do to get what you want? Would you summon a demon to bring back the…
In Adept Press
Participants: thespiderprince, Rampage, skatay.

12/29/2006 Sane: Any Indie Developers Interested in a Group Table at a local convention?
There's a new convention starting up in my home town in June this year, and I believe they are still looking for stalls. It's called the UK Games Expo (www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk)…
In Conventions
Participants: Sane, Matt, nikola.

12/29/2006 inthisstyle: Dreamation 2007 Booth
Tony can't coordinate this year, so I am belatedly stepping to the plate. Please indicate if you are available and willing to work the IGX booth at the con. I'm…
In Conventions
Participants: inthisstyle, iago, Rob Donoghue, nikola, RobNJ, Andrew Morris, Nathan P., Paka, Bill_White, Bret Gillan, Emily Care, TonyLB.

12/29/2006 Filip Luszczyk: [Illumination] Gangs of Rio de Janeiro
The third playtest, and the first online one (via Skype). Nearly four hours of play, including around 1.5h of prep and explaining stuff, plus an hour or so of post-play…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Spooky Fanboy.

12/29/2006 Doc Faustus: Seeking proper mechanics to express a setting
I'm new here, but I've been a refining a setting for both a comic and a roleplaying game. I've hit a few snags in mechanical development, as in, I'm having…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Doc Faustus, c, Eero Tuovinen, TroyLovesRPG, David C, dindenver, anders_larsen, NYCPulpWriter.

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