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1/10/2007 nikola: [Gencon 2007] Sharing experience
There are a bunch of things that every Forge egg will have to figure out. Let's share experience so we're not all running around and looking stuff up. Please post…
In Conventions
Participants: nikola, inthisstyle, Joshua BishopRoby, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/10/2007 Sam!: Western Journeyers: Setting Challenge review
Why did I get all the hard ones? Western Journeyers is an anomalous entry in the setting contest. It takes Under the Bed, a game of childhood and growing up,…
In Endeavor
Participants: Sam!, Ben Lehman, Graham Walmsley, talysman.

1/10/2007 Rich Stokes: Thou Art But a Warrior: Setting Challenge Review
Thou Art But a Warrior is a setting for Polaris by Anna Kreider.  It's a 13 page PDF. I find this entry very hard to judge.  After reading this brief…
In Endeavor
Participants: Rich Stokes, Malcolm, Eero Tuovinen, wunderllama, Graham Walmsley, Ben Lehman, Everspinner, talysman, Sam!.

1/10/2007 Sam!: Darker: Setting Challenge review
As I already mentioned when judging Umläut, I expect a new setting to somehow change the original system. It's nasty, because this is not the way Darker was designed. So…
In Endeavor
Participants: Sam!, Graham Walmsley, Eero Tuovinen, Everspinner, Gregor Hutton.

1/10/2007 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Oakland Playtest
Mike Montesa organized a Grey Ranks playtest in California (I'll let the participants out themselves if they want to).  I asked for permission to re-post comments and suggestions I received;…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Mike Montesa, Paul Strack, Mychal.

1/10/2007 Dev: Rules questions: minutae, antag credits
* Minutae: if you have multiple players offering minutae (and an effect on the conflict), is there a specific way of deciding which one to use, or should that just…
In glyphpress
Participants: Dev, nikola.

1/10/2007 Bailywolf: [Design Riff inspired by Zak Arnston's Deplorable] Dark Nar/Game Supers
This design riff is inspired by Zak Arston's lost gem Deplorable... in fact, 'inspired' isn't really a strong enough word.  This is more an extrapolation on what Zak was going…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bailywolf, anders_larsen.

1/10/2007 muddlepud: Indie Sunday (some time in November 2006)
I ran another Indie Sunday event some time in November. Time slipped away and the crazy season started so I haven't had the chance to write up anything. This time…
In Actual Play
Participants: muddlepud, jasonm, Ron Edwards, John Harper.

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.

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 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.

1/9/2007 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.

1/9/2007 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1/8/2007 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.

1/8/2007 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 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.

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1/10/2007 jrs: [GenCon 2007] Sharing experience: furnishings
I'll be GenCon booth historian for the moment and provide a brief summary of booth furnishings.  If I recall correctly, each 10' x 10' booth comes with one long skirted…
In Conventions
Participants: jrs, nikola, Iskander, Ron Edwards.

1/11/2007 Totino: Wanted: Realistic War Game
Hey, I'm just curious if anyone out there is running a realistic war game based off of either World War II or the Vietnam War. Thanks.
In Connections
Participants: Totino, Clinton R. Nixon, Lostscotsman, Lacloix.

1/11/2007 Tim M Ralphs: [Afraid] - Escalation question
Something came up last night that made me question how I was handling things concerning escalation as a free block. My current interpretation is that someone can block a challenge…
In lumpley games
Participants: Tim M Ralphs, Ludanto, lumpley, Web_Weaver.

1/11/2007 TonyLB: [Misery Bubblegum] Talking about other characters
I spent a longer time than I should trying to "deduce" a formula for how to make a character appealing (at least to me) from first principles.  All of the…
In Playtesting
Participants: TonyLB, Danny_K, Noon, Simon C, cdr, Filip Luszczyk, Emily Care, Jasper Flick.

1/11/2007 Mike Holmes: What's Next?
So, Orx is pretty much done now? Or are there more steps with it? And then do you have anything else planned, Raven? Mike
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: Mike Holmes, greyorm, Thunder_God.

1/12/2007 Brimshack: Game Testing at Crunch-Waffle
Hello, We are shopping for new game-testers at Crunch-Waffle enterprises. We are a miniature company (okay 2 people) with a couple pen&paper games in the works. We currently have 3…
In Connections
Participants: Brimshack.

1/12/2007 epweissengruber: Pandemonium 27 (Toronto, Canada) February 23-25
Pandemonium 24 http://www.warhorn.net/pandemoniumconvention24/ Pre-Registration is now open! Register for your events before February 9, 2007 and you will receive our pre-registration price of $30 for the entire weekend. Registration after…
In Conventions
Participants: epweissengruber, Hans.

1/12/2007 Hans: Capes all day at Pandemonium, Baby!
At Pandemonium in Toronto in February: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23051.0 I am organizing a full day's worth of Capes on Saturday.  That's three sessions, four hours each, up to 12 people a session.…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Hans, TonyLB, Gaerik, epweissengruber, Bret Gillan.

1/12/2007 mratomek: New Super Hero Tactical RPG (Playtesting)
If any one out there is a big super hero fan and a gamer at heart, I would like to invite you to check out Super Force Seven, a tactical…
In Connections
Participants: mratomek.

1/12/2007 names_are_useless: The Fullmetal Alchemist d6 RPG
Hello there, I would like to say hello to everyone on the Forge forums :) I am a rookie RPG maker that is looking for help and support for my…
In First Thoughts
Participants: names_are_useless, Noon, Filip Luszczyk, David C, jeremycoatney, Sane, Eric J..

1/13/2007 YeGoblynQueenne: The Game Development Kit (a game design tool)
Hi all. Since my last post was rather huge and interested readers will have to wait 'till their weekend to sit down with a hot cuppa and a bikkit to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: YeGoblynQueenne, Noon, joepub, anders_larsen, Simon C, contracycle, c, Sane, johnwedd, Mike Sugarbaker.

1/13/2007 Rich Stokes: Revolutionaries: setting challenge review
I was rather hoping someone else would start a thread about this, quite simply because Malcolm started a thread about Umläut and was very complementary about it.  And the problem…
In Endeavor
Participants: Rich Stokes, Graham Walmsley, Malcolm, Everspinner, Ben Lehman.

1/13/2007 Web_Weaver: [DitV] Escalation, Group Conflicts, and Timing. Help!
HI all, The - Escalation question thread has left me confused when it comes to group conflicts. Staying focused on DitV for now, because that's what I am playing,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Web_Weaver, lumpley.

1/14/2007 gsoylent: [FUDGE] Trying Conflict Resolution
I was running a Fudge game taking a Conflict Resolution style approach but I am not sure I got it quite right and as a result the ending was a…
In Actual Play
Participants: gsoylent, Simon C, Lord_Steelhand.

1/14/2007 TheLHF: [Lost in the Dream]
Lost in the Dream. The characters are trapped or stuck in their dream. They are all sharing a dream and they can’t get out until they unravel the dream and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TheLHF, Darcy Burgess, Bailywolf, Sane.

1/14/2007 Trevis Martin: [Sorcerer] If at first we don't succeed...
So my recent game of Sorcerer didn't go so well.  I had pushed to play it after we had finished with Vampire and gotten through a several month period of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Trevis Martin, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

1/14/2007 ghashsnaga: Far From Home (Power 19) - working title
1. What is your game about? It's about what are adventuers willing to do (or give up) in order to kill the dragon, steal the booty, and maybe rescue a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ghashsnaga, anders_larsen, Troy_Costisick.

1/14/2007 TJ: Forgecon 2, aka Forge Midwest 2007?
This may be a little early, but are there any plans underway for a Chicago-area Forge gathering this year?
In Conventions
Participants: TJ, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Jake Norwood, GreatWolf.

1/14/2007 NathanFrund: I posted an actual play over at rpg.net
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=306491 Check it out and let me know what you think.  Pointers?  More NPCs/Monsters that aren't posted to the site?
In one.seven design
Participants: NathanFrund, John Harper.

1/15/2007 Gregor Hutton: [Three Sixteen] The First Session (Character Creation and Flashback)
OK, today I went through the character creation part of my Three Sixteen playtest with Shevaun and Shannon, here in Edinburgh. They gave me good feedback and going through the…
In Endeavor
Participants: Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards.

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