Previous Topics

1/22/2007 Nathan P.: [Dreamation 07] Indie Games Explosion travel guide
(x-posted with Story Games) Hey all y'all. I put together a pamphlet with all of the info and event descriptions for the indie games explosion at Dreamation. It still needs…
In Conventions
Participants: Nathan P., Bret Gillan, Adam Dray, Michael S. Miller, Andrew Morris.

1/22/2007 pells: [Avalanche] - looking for a master mapper
I'm looking for something very specific : a "master mapper". The website of the current project can be find here : www.cycles-rpg.com And for an overview of the product, here's…
In Connections
Participants: pells, Pelgrane.

1/22/2007 Glendower: [PTA] Series creation and teaser scene
(Note:  I didn't get permission to use names, (I forgot to ask) so I'm forced to use initials instead.  I know this isn't easiest to read, so I added bold…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower.

1/22/2007 WDFlores: [Sorcerer] Play-by-Mail Party Dice Tweak
Once more into the fray. After many delays (i.e. the holidays), my Sorcerer PBEM is finally falling into place and I've been mulling over this possibility: In scenes…
In Adept Press
Participants: WDFlores, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2007 andrew_kenrick: [Contenders] Gladiators!
So over here we've been talking about a Gladiators conversion for Contenders. My sunday group wrapped up the first phase of our Burning Empires campaign just before christmas, so this…
In Actual Play
Participants: andrew_kenrick, Caesar_X, Yokiboy.

1/22/2007 WDFlores: [Sorcerer] Character Improvement Question
Hello, I've got a question. That bit on character improvement (pg. 42, Sorcerer) says: "The player may check the scores for improvement in any order, but if a point is…
In Adept Press
Participants: WDFlores, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

1/22/2007 Simon C: [Through the Ansible] Play-by-post the ecumen.
So I was thinking about the concept that rules in roleplaying games exist to determine who is allowed "authority" over the truth of a narrative.  The "Lumpley principle"? I think?…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simon C, Qi Chin, Trevis Martin, johnwedd, Eero Tuovinen.

1/22/2007 zoom: Dark Lines Game
Hi There I'm new to this forum (as you can see by my post count). I would like to talk about a recent game of mine I have designed and…
In Playtesting
Participants: zoom, Clinton R. Nixon, Filip Luszczyk, TonyLB, contracycle.

1/22/2007 Artanis: FindPlay down?
Hello Clinton I was suggesting a registration on FindPlay to somebody today but the code doesn't seem to work any more, I get the following error when I try to…
In CRN Games
Participants: Artanis.

1/22/2007 The Dreamer: The Breaker Zone Rough Draft
Hi there! I'm new to this forum and to RPing in general but one thing I have always liked is writing stories.  Now as said before I have never really…
In First Thoughts
Participants: The Dreamer, Qi Chin.

1/22/2007 Mike Sugarbaker: A little self-mandated public humiliation
So, here I've been spending the last two years pimping PTA every chance I get, telling people it's my favorite game, the game that got me back into roleplaying, and…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Mike Sugarbaker, John Harper.

1/22/2007 sean2099: can anyone read this for me?
I was surfing around and I noticed my covers on a forum site...just wondering if anyone can read what they are saying? http://forums.the-orc.com/viewtopic.php?p=35439 Thanks, Sean
In Connections
Participants: sean2099, Thunder_God.

1/21/2007 clam of god: Project: C.H.A.I.R.- a game by nick smith
hi everyone my names nick smith, i live in portland, Oregon and i think i have the basic concept for my new rpg Project: C.H.A.I.R. and would appreciate any feedback…
In First Thoughts
Participants: clam of god, Jake Richmond, Ron Edwards.

1/21/2007 Jasper Flick: [D&D] Who's boss?
Hi all, this is my first Forge post and it's about the first (actually, a pre-play) session of our new RPG initiative. The big themes, if there is any, would…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jasper Flick, James_Nostack, r_donato, Eero Tuovinen, cydmab, lev_lafayette.

1/21/2007 Leviathan: Free PDF idea: The Cursed
I am still in the first draft version of a small (10-11 page) PDF for free release as the initial work for Boundless Allegory. It should be ready for playtesting…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Leviathan, Everspinner, Ron Edwards.

1/21/2007 Nathaniel B: Game Operations Director's Holistic Universal Gaming System
I have read many of the threads on this site and have mined all I think I can from the discussions in the now closed G/N/S & theory forums and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Nathaniel B, Mike Sugarbaker, Everspinner, Lostscotsman.

1/21/2007 Eric J.: Startup questions
I have a question too. As part of the intial binding of the PC's first demon, do they have to make a flat Stamina/Will versus Will roll?  It would seem…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J., Ron Edwards.

1/21/2007 Robotech_Master: 2-page Play Aid: Free Dialog?
I was glancing at the 2-Page Play Aid on the Resources page, and happened to notice, under its list of things you could do at any time, it says that…
In Universalis
Participants: Robotech_Master.

1/21/2007 Clinton R. Nixon: HeroQuest - Testosterone-filled Imperial goodness
Throw up the devil horns! The Durham 3 are playing HeroQuest and it is crazy wild. I've wanted to play HeroQuest for a very long time. If you aren't a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Brand_Robins, ( o Y o ), joshua neff, Neil the Wimp, jasonm, Frank Tarcikowski, Ian Cooper.

1/20/2007 goldongman: Weathertop 2007 - Vancouver, BC
[color=purple][b]Weathertop 2007[/b][/color] Vancouver's Premier Gaming Convention We would like to invite you to Weathertop 2007, a gaming convention taking place in greater Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 2nd to 4th; a…
In Conventions
Participants: goldongman, Ron Edwards, joepub, Danny_K.

<< more previous topics

Subsequent Topics

1/23/2007 Robotech_Master: Looking to start chatserver game
I'm looking at starting a chatserver game of Universalis, to get better acquainted with the rules in the hope of running some live demos soon. In order to play, you'd…
In Universalis
Participants: Robotech_Master.

1/23/2007 Robotech_Master: Seeing Universalis everywhere I look...
It's funny--I've been so immersing myself in Universalis over the last couple of days that I'm starting to think of movies and TV shows and things in Universalis terms. "Luke…
In Universalis
Participants: Robotech_Master, Mike Holmes.

1/23/2007 jim pinto: Art Direction/Graphic Design
Hi, Those of you who do not know me, I'm jim pinto... the ex-AD for AEG. I've been in the industry 10 years now and I can help with all…
In Connections
Participants: jim pinto.

1/23/2007 Frank Tarcikowski: [Setting Challenge] The Voting, Part 2
Dear Challengers! Though the Fates conspire to derail us, willing to take it out on innocent forum accounts, we are back on track and laughing in their faces. Here now,…
In Endeavor
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Malcolm, Everspinner, wunderllama, talysman.

1/23/2007 vgunn: Ruin Consequences in Hither Lands
I am working through the mechanics for Hither Lands: Roleplaying in Middle-earth. This version is very much different from the original design, in part due to all of the indie…
In First Thoughts
Participants: vgunn, Simon C.

1/23/2007 iain: [Reel Adventures] Curse of the Glass Rose (pt2)
Notes for second session I had done some fiddling with the rules in between sessions. We found the momentum build was too great and slowed it down a bit. If…
In Playtesting
Participants: iain.

1/23/2007 oliof: [TSOY] Translation to german in the works
Hello everyone, I am working on the translation of TSOY to german, meekly following the tracks of Eero Tuovinen, the driving force behind the finnish translation of TSOY. Everyone is…
In CRN Games
Participants: oliof.

1/23/2007 Gregor Hutton: [Three Sixteen] The Second Session (Where we actually kill some bugs)
So, following on from The First Session (Character Creation and Flashback), we have the second session. Malc and Neil created characters without all the footering of last week…
In Endeavor
Participants: Gregor Hutton.

1/24/2007 WhiteRat: [Ends and Means] How to Cultivate Playtests?
Hello all, I'd like to learn about successful strategies you've used to get good playtesting results from people you can't meet face-to-face. I've fielded several offers of interest into my…
In Playtesting
Participants: WhiteRat, iain, Sara Adyms, joepub, Graham Walmsley, Andrew Morris, Malcolm, Wolfen.

1/24/2007 Uruush: [The Roach] Actual Play - When You're Smiling...
Note: I didn't think this well-enough organized to post in the Actual Play forum but wanted to share since I'd been asking questions in preparation for the game: When You're…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Uruush, jasonm.

1/24/2007 Glendower: [Burning Wheel]
Nothing makes me want to leave my hobby forever than the long and painful bickering between players.  When players dig in and refuse to budge from their positions, it turns…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, mtiru.

1/25/2007 greyorm: [eXpendable] Design thoughts on the Scene
I've been thinking about my nascent RPG design Expendable lately, and the scene-building mechanics necessary for the game to really move. Unlike in ORX, I am using the term "scene"…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm.

1/25/2007 Jake Richmond: Project C.H.A.I.R
I had a chance to play an early draft of Nick Smiths new game, Project C.H.A.I.R., the other night. Lots of fun. I thought I'd share with a report.You can…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jake Richmond, Jasper Flick, clam of god.

1/25/2007 Tim M Ralphs: [Afraid] Where the Monsters is at
Well, I’m done with one campaign of Afraid and we’re getting to grips with a second, and things are coming together. Pretty soon I hope to be able to make…
In Playtesting
Participants: Tim M Ralphs, lumpley.

1/25/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Sorcerer] In the Dark pre-play prep.
So, I've run Sorcerer a few times, but it's only really worked once before, and I think it's because my usual gang didn't have the context for the more prolonged…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

1/26/2007 Brand_Robins: Shooting the Moon: Quick Rules Question
Heya Em, So I'm finally going to be playing Shooting the Moon, and I had one quick question. When you are in a suitor turn and are the Active Player…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Brand_Robins, Emily Care.

1/26/2007 Doyce: TSoY Steampunk thoughts
Hi all; quick question before I run off to the airport. I've started up a tsoy steampunk game set in a sort of Italian city state in roughly the era…
In CRN Games
Participants: Doyce, segedy, Eero Tuovinen.

1/26/2007 Paul Czege: Games Quarterly Catalog 62: The Great Purge
So, I've had Half Meme Press and <i>My Life with Master</i> in Games Quarterly Catalog since late 2004, using just the no-cost mini-listing. And I'm fairly certain that not a…
In Publishing
Participants: Paul Czege, Justin D. Jacobson, Jake Richmond, guildofblades.

1/26/2007 Dom: New Review on RPG.net
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12723.phtml Reasonably positive too. ;-)
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Dom, Keith Senkowski, Brand_Robins.

1/27/2007 JBLIII: [Roach] Would Play-By-Wiki Roach be feasible?
A friend of mine has a website, PlayByWiki.com, that (as the name suggests) allows folks to game using a wiki.  This makes it substantially easier to play games that would…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: JBLIII, jasonm, Graham Walmsley, foucalt, segedy.

more subsequent topics >>