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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.

1/28/2007 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 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 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 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 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 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.

1/27/2007 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.

1/27/2007 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.

1/26/2007 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.

1/26/2007 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 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 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.

1/25/2007 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.

1/25/2007 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 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 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.

1/24/2007 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.

1/24/2007 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 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.

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1/29/2007 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Dreamation Playtests
If you played Grey Ranks at Dreamation I particularly invite your feedback here! I ran two sessions of Grey Ranks at Dreamation 2007, Friday and Saturday from 9AM to 1PM. …
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Bret Gillan, RobNJ, Mel_White, phredd, Emily Care.

1/29/2007 John Wick: Houses of the Blooded Character Creation
Hey guys. Over at my LJ,, I'm putting up the character creation rules for Houses of the Blooded, one step per day. By the end of the wthe week, you'll…
In Playtesting
Participants: John Wick, Troy_Costisick, contracycle.

1/29/2007 Hans: [In a Wicked Age] Multiplayer conflicts, Character ownership
A group of us here in Toronto are going to try In a Wicked Age long term.  First session went very well, but with 6 (yes 6) players, multiple participant…
In lumpley games
Participants: Hans, lumpley.

1/29/2007 Glendower: [PTA] The Chosen, Pilot
From their experiences last week, E and A wanted to try out a full episode of Primetime Adventures.  When I arrived, A had some misgivings about the original series.  He…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower.

1/30/2007 dsaraujo: RPG Search Engine
Hello guys, I don't know if this is the best place for that, but I'd like to present to you my Google co-op RPG Search Engine, in http://rpgsearchengine.googlepages.com/ . I…
In Connections
Participants: dsaraujo, guildofblades, Iskander, priestofroadkill.

1/30/2007 Emily Care: [Shooting the Moon] Dreamation: Love's Reflection, or The Daughter of Deception
On Saturday afternoon at Dreamation, I got to play Shooting the Moon with Dave Cleaver, Matt Gandy, Michelle, Kat and Michael Miller. Dave and Matt were the two who had…
In Actual Play
Participants: Emily Care, Simon C, Dave Cleaver, semioticity, Michael S. Miller.

1/30/2007 Qi Chin: [D&D] Just some examples
Alright, after lots of encouraging from a couple of you here I am going to try and write up my RPG experiences at the gaming table. Note that while D&D…
In Actual Play
Participants: Qi Chin, James_Nostack, Artanis, Jasper Flick.

1/30/2007 Yokiboy: [Capes] Demo Script?
Hello, I wanted to run the Capes demo for a couple of friends, but was surprised there's no script to go along with the cards. I would also enjoy seeing…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Yokiboy, TonyLB.

1/30/2007 Lostscotsman: Unusual but practical Cyberpunk gear
[color=green]I am new to this forum, (despite being an old fart of a gamer), so I am unsure if this is the right place to post this enquiry. If not…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Lostscotsman, Call Me Curly, David Artman, Simon C, johnwedd.

1/30/2007 Bill_White: [Ganakagok] (Dreamation) Her Tears Fall As Rain
Her Tears Fall As Rain Dave played a curious child. Frank was a cursed youth. Fred started off as a harsh truth-teller. Matt was a brave javelineer. Lisa was a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bill_White, iago, Lisa Padol.

1/30/2007 Kevin Allen Jr: [Primitive] Dreamation 07
On Friday in the 8:pm Slot I ran a game of Primitive for 6 wonderful players, who I had never played the game with before.  They had also never played…
In Actual Play
Participants: Kevin Allen Jr, jasonm, Ron Edwards, bluegargantua, Nathan P..

1/30/2007 iago: [GenCon 2007] Why to go independent from the booth / Why to stay with it
I just got back from Dreamation, and I had an interesting conversation with Joshua A. C. Newman about the decision to go make an independent booth vs. staying with the…
In Conventions
Participants: iago, Valamir, TonyLB, Matt Snyder, Justin D. Jacobson, nikola, abzu, c, Nathan P..

1/30/2007 Paka: [Dreamation '07] Dictionary of Mu
I ran the Dictionary of Mu for a few years while it was still just a word document with red ink on it.  It was at Dreamation that I met…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, ShaneJackson, James_Nostack, Uruush.

1/30/2007 Malcolm: [Cold City] Operation Violine, convention play
This is a report on a cold City game played in a 3 hour slot at Warpcon, Cork, Ireland. Con games in the standard 3 – 4 hour slot are…
In Actual Play
Participants: Malcolm, Yokiboy, jasonm, komradebob, Kami-no-Mark.

1/30/2007 jasonm: What-the-Hell-Con 2007
I've never been but it sounds great.  Greg Stolze will be there and has a pair of panels about game design and publishing.  There will be fire dancers as well,…
In Conventions
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, GregStolze.

1/30/2007 phargle: [DitV] Does taking the blow mean you concede to that raise, and other questions.
This game has me excited about gaming in a way that I haven't been for ages.  Thank you for writing it, Vincent. I have a few questions. 1.  If someone…
In lumpley games
Participants: phargle, Ludanto, Tim M Ralphs, Valamir, lumpley, IMAGinES.

1/30/2007 NathanFrund: Wondering: Die Degrades Only Upon Failure?
As per the subject, I've been wondering if the system would work okay if say, a character's Cunning Die degrades only when failing at a task instead of simply by…
In one.seven design
Participants: NathanFrund, John Harper.

1/31/2007 Yokiboy: [Capes] Setting and Situation
Hello, I'm on my first read-through of Capes, and have a question. Does the game come with a setting or the tools to create one, I can't find this addressed…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Yokiboy, TonyLB, James_Nostack.

1/31/2007 Ninetongues: Logo and CS design
Hey there. I've been making games for over 10 years now. I always tried to keep an eye at the details and visual side of the projects too, and this…
In Connections
Participants: Ninetongues, Troy_Costisick, northerain.

1/31/2007 justin1083: Budokai: Battle Tournament RPG
[b]Whether it is one's own life, status, honor, loved ones, or a belief, fighting is all about the desire to protect.[/b] Hi all.  I've been toying with the idea of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: justin1083, Simon C, Filip Luszczyk, johnwedd, Noon.

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