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1/6/2007 orgo: Craig Brasco - freelance artist
Hi folks! My name is Craig Brasco and I'm available for freelance jobs concerning art for roleplaying games and the like. I have done work for Moongoose Publishing, Great White…
In Connections
Participants: orgo.

1/6/2007 Miskatonic: DDR review at RPGnet
Hey look! A review already! http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12686.phtml
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Miskatonic, Matt Snyder.

1/6/2007 wunderllama: The Engine: Setting challenge review
I'll admit that when I opened up The Engine, I groaned when I saw the massive page count. (I read The Engine last, and since I'd drawn the two beefiest…
In Endeavor
Participants: wunderllama, Malcolm, Everspinner, Sam!, tadk, talysman.

1/6/2007 James_Nostack: serious humanity, but shallow demons?
I'm in the process of getting a game together, hopefully to play in the next couple of weeks; it's got me thinking about the kind of game I'd want to…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, crowyhead.

1/6/2007 Cemendur: Virtual Government Game
Form states made up of five diverse factions and try to realize your faction's ideals through politics, money, and force. I've joined and invite others to join. Its pretty cool.…
In Connections
Participants: Cemendur.

1/6/2007 BWA: [Mechaton] twofers
I just saw that the Mechaton book is available. Woot! One question: Is there any way to get one of those deals where you buy the print version and get…
In lumpley games
Participants: BWA, lumpley, Zeek.

1/6/2007 WyldKarde: E-publishing
I figured I would ask those who had come and gone before me, what steps would I take in setting up PDF downloads for paypal payments?  I'm growing my studio…
In Publishing
Participants: WyldKarde, andrew_kenrick, iago, Ron Edwards, Nathan, Paul Czege, Trevis Martin, Jake Richmond, Mcrow, Adam SBG.

1/6/2007 Uruush: Pemberton Follies
I've Wikipedia'd Follies to try to get a handle on what they are.  I think I understand in a general sense, but I'm curious how others (including the designer) have…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Uruush, jasonm, James_Nostack.

1/6/2007 Jon Scott Miller: [Dungeon Opera (Was: Dungeon Noir)] Scenario Design
Hello. This is a follow-up to a previous post on my narrativist (?) dungeon game. Before I was calling it "Dungeon Noir," now it's "Dungeon Opera" (you know--like "Space Opera").…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jon Scott Miller, Jillianaire, talysman, Noon, Clinton R. Nixon, stefoid, sean2099, Simon C.

1/6/2007 Melinglor: So I lost my Capeginity on New Years' Eve. . .
Hey, everyone! Been a while since I posted here, but I wanted to say: as I've been gushing about elsewhere, I played my first game of Capes (Lite) this week!…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Melinglor.

1/5/2007 Melinglor: First-time Capes: Rocking!
I played Capes for the first time on New Year's Eve! It was awesome! I love it and can't wait to play again! OK, actually I played Capes Lite, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, Andrew Morris, Miskatonic, TonyLB.

1/5/2007 Dan Maruschak: [Free Will] Exploring the concept of free will in a computer RPG
I’m trying to design a single-player computer RPG.  I’ve never seriously played tabletop RPGs, but I do enjoy reading RPG rules, and have read a few Forge-style games, and think…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dan Maruschak, Noon, Madheretic, Sane, Hans.

1/5/2007 Malcolm: Umlaut: Setting Challenge review
Every one of the settings I was given made me feel something different and out of all of them, Umlaut, by Rich Stokes, produced the most wry smiles, nods and…
In Endeavor
Participants: Malcolm, talysman, Sam!, Graham Walmsley, Rich Stokes, Dantai, Ben Lehman, Everspinner.

1/5/2007 Graham Walmsley: Lords and Ladies: Setting Challenge review
I really liked Lords and Ladies. It takes Dust Devils and, very successfully, transplants it to a Jane Austen-ish setting. It also blends immersionist LARPs with Dust Devils' conflict resolution:…
In Endeavor
Participants: Graham Walmsley, talysman, Sam!, Ben Lehman.

1/5/2007 YeGoblynQueenne: Gender Identity as a Role Playing Game
Hi all. New here. I 'm making this game; its'    working    title is "Transsexuals: The Transition" and it's just what it sounds like. Kinda tongue in cheek,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: YeGoblynQueenne, c, Simon C, hardcoremoose, Emily Care, Sane.

1/5/2007 Aaron Blain: QUINCY: Emergent Game/Sim
Synopsis: I want to approach gamish sim through with a nar-ish sim procedure, using a very simple ruleset that utilizes the players’ conception of “tactics” instead of attempting an exhaustive…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Aaron Blain, Simon C, Paul T, Troy_Costisick, joepub, YeGoblynQueenne, Myrmidon.

1/4/2007 Hans: [Afraid] A few questions on conflict and scene framing
First, let me say that I have never played Dogs in the Vineyard, or read the rules for that game.  It could be that persons who have played Dogs are…
In lumpley games
Participants: Hans, lumpley, Ludanto, Tim M Ralphs.

1/4/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [Illumination] Major system collapse
Saturday's playtest brought me to some conclusions about what I have now and where I'm going. I have a generally workable system that is fun to play, as long as…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Artanis, Hans.

1/4/2007 mholmes52: [Secrets Island] A Lost experiment
The Premise: Characters are survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island. Each of them has a Secret, and in the surviving luggage is a piece of evidence of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mholmes52, TonyLB, Falc.

1/3/2007 Bryan Hansel: [Pinnacle Empty Quiver] Raid on the Spanish Fort
PEQ went through its first playtest over the holidays. PEQ was my entry in the 2006 Game Chef competition where I got a ton of encouraging remarks about developing the…
In Playtesting
Participants: Bryan Hansel, jasonm, Graham Walmsley, jlester, John Harper, andrew_kenrick, jdizon.

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1/7/2007 AdAstraGames: Finding the Big Model
Ron, I'm afraid I've gotten lost trying to find the final state of the Big Model. I've read the Glossary, I've looked at the PDF linked from the Glossary, and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: AdAstraGames, Ron Edwards, r_donato, Thunder_God, jrs.

1/7/2007 TonyLB: Who will work for a sneak-peek at upcoming product?
Within the next day or so I will (barring substantial derailing ... excuse me while I go off and make some quick backups ... okay, back!) have the first draft…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, Eero Tuovinen.

1/8/2007 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2007] The plan for this year - important
GENCON 2007 - FIRST POST I'm getting started early this year for a couple of reasons. The first is to make sure we hit the early-bird deadline for signup, which…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, TonyLB, c, Paul Czege, Andy Kitkowski, Troy_Costisick, jasonm, abzu, JustinB, DensityMan, spaceanddeath, Travis Brown, inthisstyle, Clinton R. Nixon, Blankshield, Joshua BishopRoby, Jake Richmond, nikola, Matt Gwinn, andrew_kenrick, Gregor Hutton, iago, Nev the Deranged, Jasper the Mimbo.

1/8/2007 jim pinto: [George's Children] Playtest IV
George's Children is an original game design by Jon Hodgson and jim pinto. I've now playtested this game four times, and it's really taking shape. We had a great game…
In Playtesting
Participants: jim pinto, Ron Edwards, joepub.

1/8/2007 thespiderprince: A moral dilemma that pertains to Sorcerer: Explore your PC's depravities vs.
A moral dilemma that pertains to Sorcerer: Explore your PC's depravities vs. finding and/or standing up for your PC's humanity. Many gamers, regardless of genre or game, seem to think…
In Adept Press
Participants: thespiderprince, Ron Edwards.

1/8/2007 sean2099: Taking the Publishing Plunge (with some questions)
Well Folks, I have actually taken most of the steps to getting Divinity published.  This is probably self-evident to most of you.  It has been an enlightening experience, that's for…
In Publishing
Participants: sean2099, jerry, Troy_Costisick, anders_larsen, Clinton R. Nixon, Jake Richmond, JustinB, xenopulse.

1/8/2007 dreamborn: Fog of War
To all, This topic is about the Fog of War and realism in RPGs.  I am an advocate for realism and the Fog of War as long game play is…
In Actual Play
Participants: dreamborn, TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Valamir, johnzo, Noon.

1/8/2007 Hans: [In a Wicked Age] Surreal Funk Exploitation Fantasy
Someone wasn't able to make it to my regular Riddle of Steel session last night, so Vic, Justin and I were left a bit adrift, wondering what to do.  I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Hans, lumpley, Artanis, Anders.

1/8/2007 Hans: Playtest of In a Wicked Age
Over at http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23008.0 for those with an interest.
In lumpley games
Participants: Hans.

1/8/2007 Bryan Hansel: [Btl] How would you set up Brisco County Jr and Dixie Cousins Romance
We've been thinking about playing a game of Breaking the Ice with the characters of Brisco County Jr. and Dixie Cousins. In the TV show, the two protagonist's romance is…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Bryan Hansel, Emily Care.

1/8/2007 TheGroog: My First Impression
Hello I first met Universalis about 2 years ago, with the first (?) edition. Myself, son and buddy merely dipped our feet but we had an underwater laugh with dolphins…
In Universalis
Participants: TheGroog, Valamir, Robotech_Master, hix.

1/9/2007 Clinton R. Nixon: Upgrade occurred on Jan 9th
Hi, all! I upgraded the forums on January 9th, which should really help with the spam nonsense we've had. There's no new features I know of to announce at this…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, crowyhead, Miskatonic, Noon, Chris Goodwin, Graham Walmsley.

1/9/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Do or Die]
Okay, I was recently inspired by a friend to try some design.  The envisioned setting is inspired chiefly by the Warhammer Fantasy novels, and the Myth games.  Grim and gritty…
In First Thoughts
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Valamir.

9/7/2005 GB Steve: Connection problems
I had a hard time connecting just now. I kept getting a page with not much on except a short message at the top saying all the connections were busy.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: GB Steve, AsuraDemon.

7/30/2002 Ron Edwards: http://indie-rpgs.com/reference/index.php/welcome/topic/23029
Hi Danielle, I sometimes think that the "homosexual" and "pastor" problems exert some arcane influence over the dice - the combination seems remarkably common across games of Wuthering Heights, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards.

1/9/2007 Greymorn: Drifting toward Narrativism, Part 2
This is a follow up to part 1 and my first thoughts. Read back for info about me and me group. Thanks to all of the great feedback, I have…
In Actual Play
Participants: Greymorn, Eero Tuovinen, Danny_K, cydmab, Ron Edwards.

1/9/2007 jburneko: Fan Mail Between Seasons
Just another quickie question: Do players keep their unspent fan mail between seasons? Jesse
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: jburneko, Matt Wilson.

1/10/2007 Uruush: Questions
Hello again.  Pesky me. 1) Can stakes be whether a given PC feels a certain way about an issue against their player's inclination? Example: "At stake is whether my character,…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Uruush, Clinton R. Nixon, jasonm.

1/10/2007 muddlepud: [Arcanacon 2007] Indie Demo Explosion
Jye and I attended GenCon last year and brought home bucket loads of new games so we decided to try running some demos at a con. In addition we found…
In Conventions
Participants: muddlepud.

1/10/2007 preludetotheend: CafePress.com vs. LuLu pros and cons
So I have decided to do a little comparison of <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/?pid=3720558">Cafe Press</a> and <a href="http://www.LuLu.com">LuLu</a> to point out some pros and cons I have been pondering and get some…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, iago, Clinton R. Nixon, JoystickJunkies, xenopulse.

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