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2/16/2007 Paka: [Dreamation] 1st Quest: World Tree Pack
[url=http://"http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?referrerid=&t=148797&highlight=world+tree+pack"]I had come up with the idea for the World Tree Pack in an old RPG.net thread inspired by Luke's Great Wolf lifepaths in the Monster Burner and it never…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, ShaneJackson, Thor Olavsrud, mtiru.

2/16/2007 andrew_kenrick: [Spirit of the Century] The London Centurions in … Apes of Wrath!
This was the second session we played in our new SotC game, but the first one was mostly spent getting used to the system and beating up giant cockroaches in…
In Actual Play
Participants: andrew_kenrick, iago.

2/16/2007 David Artman: Alternate Settings for DitV & Product Concepts
I probably should search--I suspect I am not the first to think of this--but I can't for the life of me think of good terms to get appropriate hits. So…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, lumpley, Filip Luszczyk, zornwil.

2/16/2007 Thierry Michel: [TSOY] well, they say they had a good time...
I wanted to try TSOY for a long time, but it's only recently that I managed to find interested players. I intended to run a one-shot, but since they were…
In Actual Play
Participants: Thierry Michel, thark, Eero Tuovinen, Jasper Flick, Paka, Ron Edwards, Simon C, Noon.

2/15/2007 Adam SBG: OshCon 2007 Sept. 22-23, 2007 Oshkosh, WI
OshCon 2007 - Tabletop Gaming Convention in Oshkosh, WI September 22-23, 2007 River Center, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Check the web site at www.oshcon.org for more information. We're very…
In Conventions
Participants: Adam SBG.

2/15/2007 Adam SBG: Licensing questions
We've been contacted by a company in another country about licensing our card game so they could produce it in their country and print it in their language. We were…
In Publishing
Participants: Adam SBG, guildofblades, Eero Tuovinen, David Artman, daMoose_Neo.

2/15/2007 chris_moore: [made the devil do it] conflict resolution
So I love the basic concept of Sorcerer, but I wanted a game that would have a different focus.  I also love the category conflict resolution system of Otherkind.  …
In First Thoughts
Participants: chris_moore, johnwedd.

2/15/2007 RyanMacklin: Damned Anonymous, a personal cosmic horror RPG
Hello, I have a game I'm working on that is a horror game where the PCs are all corrupted/infected/tainted by some great Evil, and have formed a support group to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: RyanMacklin, Ben Lehman, TonyLB, Danny_K, johnwedd.

2/15/2007 WhiteRat: [Ends and Means] Managing Miscommunication
In designing my LARP system, I've assumed that all communication between players is clear and complete. In actual play, this isn't the case. A scene happened last game where the…
In Playtesting
Participants: WhiteRat, c, Sara Adyms, Graham Walmsley, Andrew Morris, Noon.

2/15/2007 Pelgrane: [DitV] Help with a new setting - King's Marshalls
Steve - don't read this! I ran a game called King's Marshalls using 1st Ed D&D rules. It was intended as the first in a series of "system matters" experiments.…
In lumpley games
Participants: Pelgrane, Eliarhiman6, Valamir, David Artman, GB Steve.

2/15/2007 oliof: Indie Presence at hspielt! 14, March 31st/April 1st 2007
I understand that y'all are deep into your gencon preparations, so a budding presence at one of the longest-running conventions in northern germany might not be high on your priority…
In Conventions
Participants: oliof, Matt, Ron Edwards, xenopulse.

2/15/2007 AsuraDemon: dealing with writing about theme, and storytelling
So I've got an idea that I want to run with for an RPG.  But I've never gotten very far in such an endevor before, and what I need some…
In First Thoughts
Participants: AsuraDemon, Matt, WyldKarde, TroyLovesRPG.

2/14/2007 OKeefe: Out of the Gray (early concept)
Hi I'm new.  I hope this is the right kind of post in the right kind of area. I have a few ideas for a game that I think will…
In First Thoughts
Participants: OKeefe, johnwedd.

2/14/2007 Lamorak33: [V:TM 2nd Ed] The Forbidden Tome - Rule Changes Revolt
Hi Although I like the genre of Vampire, and I am happy to run it (you never have trouble finding players for this game), some of the rules bug me…
In Actual Play
Participants: Lamorak33, Noon.

2/14/2007 passionado: Player – Charakter Survey
hello there, i'm new to this forum and stumbled over it while researching... I'm a design student and working on my prediploma. as a scientific topic i have to complete…
In Endeavor
Participants: passionado, Jasper Flick, Ron Edwards.

2/14/2007 Robotech_Master: Mini-scenes vs. interruptions
It says in the rules that a mini-scene only lasts until the end of the turn of the person who created it. What if he's interrupted?
In Universalis
Participants: Robotech_Master, Valamir.

2/14/2007 MatrixGamer: Matrix Game Decision Making Process
MATRIX GAME DECISION MAKING PROCESS I have always found that solo games are useful for understanding thought processes. Thought experiments like this hark back to the first generation of psychologists…
In Actual Play
Participants: MatrixGamer, Simon C, komradebob, Valamir, Aaron Blain.

2/14/2007 davidboze: New idea for Shadow of Yesterday
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23291.msg230149#new
In First Thoughts
Participants: davidboze, Andy Kitkowski.

2/14/2007 Robotech_Master: Unclear on groups
I'm having a little trouble understanding the groups trait. On page 33, in the mini-scene example, it mentions the creation of a "team of Slytheran" and that it's "1 Coin…
In Universalis
Participants: Robotech_Master, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

2/14/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Announcing CAMP NERDLY 01 (US East Coast): Registration Live
Hey all, over at Story Games last year we threw together a totally fun (albeit cold, cause of the season) event called "Camp Nerdly". It was such a blast that…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jasonm.

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2/16/2007 mratomek: [Super Force Seven] Game Objectives
I've been working on a demo to take around to stores and cons and eventually publish as what I am calling a Fast-Play scenario. This game was a 3-part adventure…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek.

2/17/2007 Meguey: Where the hell have I been???
Short answer: Buying a house. Slightly longer answer: My last grandfather died the Sunday before Thanksgiving, then the holidays hit, and on Dec. 29, we decided to buy a house,…
In Night Sky Games
Participants: Meguey.

2/17/2007 Adam Graham: Heroes of Leyreth Power 19
[b]1.) What is your game about?**[/b] The struggle of the righteous in a world consumed by the corruption of man. [b]2.) What do the characters do?**[/b] Stand up as heroes…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Adam Graham, Troy_Costisick, preludetotheend, johnwedd, WhiteRat, Noon, Eero Tuovinen, OliverTheMerc.

2/17/2007 Jason Petrasko: [Fabricated] Drinks at the Lunar Cafe
A short Introduction to the game and some nifty art can be found here: Budding Website. I'll link to PDFs used in play as they come up. The game rules…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jason Petrasko.

2/17/2007 aaron taylor: ARPG: like the D20 sytem with no profession/class
Hello forge. I'm a 3rd ed. DnD guy. This is my first post.  I'm designing a breakoff of the d20 system called the Adapatable RPG.  Major difference: No class. I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: aaron taylor, AsuraDemon, Falc, Yakk.

2/18/2007 IMAGinES: [Burning Empires] Slow Burning Fires Over Omac
I had an interesting game session yesterday afternoon and evening. I've been itching to try Burning Empires out since before I bought the game (I was hooked by Thor Olavsrud's…
In Actual Play
Participants: IMAGinES.

2/18/2007 Mr Teufel: Bene Gesserit - DitV for Dune?
Just throwing an idea in the pool. I haven't seen a Dune variant, and wondered if the Bene Gesserit would work?
In lumpley games
Participants: Mr Teufel, James_Nostack, xdiox, Minx, Transit, Web_Weaver.

2/18/2007 Thomas Lawrence: [Tragedy] Sisters in Hollywood
So i got to run a two-player game of my Tragedy game last night, with Anthony Damiani, whom I met in the #rpgnet channel after putting out an appeal for…
In Playtesting
Participants: Thomas Lawrence, Jason Petrasko.

2/18/2007 The Mule: Observations and Questions on our first PTA attempt
First, off, Hello World! PTA was highly spoken of by a friend of mine, so I've decided to take the leap from Dungeons and Dragons into nontraditional games! I bought…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: The Mule, Matt Wilson.

2/18/2007 somniturne: Kingdom of Nothing- a dark fantasy game about homelessness and escapism
Hey guys, At the last Dreamation I attended the game design panel and put out my concept for a game.  After receiving a lot of really insightful feedback, I've been…
In First Thoughts
Participants: somniturne, c, Hermes3.

2/18/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Sorcerer] Reference Sheets
Hello! Recently my gaming group tried to play some Sorcerer & Sword based on the "Dictionary of Mu", but we had a lot of problem with the searching time for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, hix, Doyce, Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged.

2/18/2007 The Mule: [First time with PTA] Firewall
[b][u]PTA: [i]Firewall[/i][/b] [b][u]Player Information[/b] I bought PTA on the recommendation of a good friend, but having only a traditional RPG background (DnD3.X, Mutants and Masterminds, Iron Heroes) I want to…
In Actual Play
Participants: The Mule, Matt Wilson.

2/19/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Dictionary of Mu] Red Wastes - Mystic otherworld?
Hello! Playing Dictionary of Mu yesterday, we had some difficulties with the concept of the Red Wastes as a "Mystic Otherworld" from page 32 of Sorcerer & Sword. I get…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Paka.

2/19/2007 New-Rome: Artist Needed
I am currently seeking artists who draw in either a realistic style or the cyberpunk genre to create illustrations for a role playing game I am putting together. The game…
In Connections
Participants: New-Rome, Harsh, clevername.

2/20/2007 ThunderCheetah: [D&D](Savage Tides)
This is my first stable campaign in years, and my first experience with the new 3.5 edition rules (not that I was very familiar with anything else, besides a couple…
In Actual Play
Participants: ThunderCheetah, Jasper Flick, towishimp, Adam Dray.

2/20/2007 heironymous: [Seven Leagues] a short romp
The other evening I had the pleasure of leading a troupe through a short Seven Leagues game. I play infrequently with a group of indie-minded gamers, and there is no…
In Actual Play
Participants: heironymous, Nick.

2/20/2007 Paka: Gamer: the Podcasting reviews Breaking the Ice
http://www.somniturne.com/gtp/GTP-E035.mp3
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Paka, Emily Care.

2/20/2007 pwate: Any ideas for a mechanic to fix to my magic system?
I am in the process of working on a magic system and am looking for some advice.  The system is essentially elemental, magic users can summon on of three different…
In First Thoughts
Participants: pwate, Troy_Costisick, Sentience, Valamir, talysman, lumpley, johnwedd.

2/20/2007 phargle: [DiTV] Injury, death and recovery - did we do this right?
My character took a lot of physical (non-fighting) fallout during a conflict with a forest.  We were trecking through it to find where the townsfolk were going after dark.  It…
In lumpley games
Participants: phargle, lumpley, womble.

2/20/2007 GreatWolf: Legends of Alyria available at IPR
Dark Omen Games has joined the revolution!  Now you can purchase Legends of Alyria at Indie Press Revolution.  I am looking forward to a profitable business relationship with Brennan and…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Artanis, Thalaxis.

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