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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.

1/23/2007 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

1/22/2007 Minx: Mechaton just as pdf?
Hey, after reading all the kick-ass campaign descriptions/preperations and general coolness about Mechaton on anyway and Story-Games, I'm itching to get my hands on it. (It also looks like it…
In lumpley games
Participants: Minx, lumpley.

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.

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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.

1/27/2007 lev_lafayette: Indie Games at Arcanacon (Melbourne, Australia)
There was some lovely people showcasing some indie/forge games at Arcanacon XXV today. We got to play My Life With Master, Agon, Mexican Stand-off and Best Friends. Agon's unfamiliar crunchiness…
In Actual Play
Participants: lev_lafayette, muddlepud, Aaron.

1/28/2007 deneb829: RPG Ideas
Hey All, I first heard of RPGs over 25 years ago, back when I was in 7th grade. Someone explained the concept to me, and I thought that was the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: deneb829, Qi Chin, johnwedd, TonyLB, Lostscotsman, Sane, Lacloix, Jillianaire.

1/28/2007 hix: [Kapcon 16] How to run a medical procedural show using Primetime Adventures
Last weekend, I ran PTA at a local con for three players. We settled on a supernatural forensic medical drama. I’d watched two seasons of House recently, so I was…
In Actual Play
Participants: hix, James_Nostack.

1/28/2007 Denise: Gen Con Indy timing planning
Hey all, just noticed the hype on the Forge booth at Indy, and thought I'd pop in with a gentle reminder that the ENnie Awards happen Friday evening. When you're…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise.

1/28/2007 Tropico: Player-conflict resolution possible?
Hi, I just bought Primetime Adventures based on many good things I've heard and how fun it is. I'm planning it on playing it with my DVD group; we're a…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Tropico, Glendower, Matt Wilson, John Harper, Filip Luszczyk.

1/28/2007 andrew_kenrick: [Conception 07] The Collective Endeavour at Conception
I'll be at Conception next weekend (eek, so soon!) representing the Collective Endeavour (a group of UK indie publishers, for those of you who don't know about us). Hopefully I'll…
In Conventions
Participants: andrew_kenrick.

1/28/2007 Graham Walmsley: [Best Friends] At Dragonmeet
Best Friends went down a storm at Dragonmeet: five strangers randomly signed up and gelled quickly. Here's some notes on how it went (mainly for the reference of anyone else…
In Actual Play
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Emily Care, Paul King.

1/28/2007 Ninetongues: Arch Inverted says 'Hi'
  Hello   My name is Raphael Sadowski, Im 22. Two months ago I moved to London from Poland, and I took my Arch Inverted (reffered as AI later) RPG…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ninetongues, joepub, Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Troy_Costisick.

1/29/2007 Ninetongues: London Call
Is there anyone in London interested in meeting up to chat, inspire, talk about games, or maybe play sometimes..? I find it very hard to find anyone interested in RPG…
In Connections
Participants: Ninetongues, GB Steve.

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