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2/22/2007 Harmast: Christians in Nero's Rome
I've had an idea brewing for a while about game that somewhat reverses Sorcerer or KPFS in that the characters represent highly moral people (in game objectively a la DitV)…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Harmast, Valamir, Bill_White, contracycle.

2/22/2007 Astaryll: I've just discovered Trollbabe
Hi everyone, I was recently browsing the net looking for something new to try out with my roleplaying group for when my V:TM campaign finishes in a couple of sessions…
In Adept Press
Participants: Astaryll, Ron Edwards.

2/22/2007 rycanada: Getting ready to run PTA for the first time (advice?)
So, either next weekend or shortly thereafter I'll be "running" a game of PTA for a motley crew of friends, gamers, and maybe a coworker or two.  I'm definitely going…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: rycanada, LeSingeSavant, Ben Lehman, Paka, Matt Wilson.

2/22/2007 1of3: [Nine Worlds] Creating NPCs
Hi. I'm thinking about running a game in the Nine Worlds. It's just... I have no idea about how much Power, how much Force and how many points for Urges…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: 1of3, Iskander, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder.

2/22/2007 Justin D. Jacobson: Paging Jenn Rodgers
I hate doing these sorts of public pages, but she hasn't responded to my e-mails for a couple of months now. If you know Jenn and given our great working…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, iago.

2/22/2007 signoftheserpent: city design
I need some advice with how to layout and design a modernish, comicbookesque/city of tomorrow sort of noir city setting (somewhere between the setting for Nevermen, Astro City, Mega City…
In First Thoughts
Participants: signoftheserpent, andrew_kenrick, Caesar_X, TroyLovesRPG, Sentience, Thenomain.

2/22/2007 eldunce: [DitV] - in space, again
So, this is no doubt the umpteenth time since Firefly came out on DVD that this has been brought up, but here we go: I'm running a space game, of…
In lumpley games
Participants: eldunce, Falc, Tim M Ralphs, ffilz, Cyclopeus.

2/22/2007 Larcen: Adventure Kids - With a new resolution system
Hi All, I was happy to see that this forum is all about game design. Awesome. Having just finished putting together a little RPG for use with my kids, I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Larcen, komradebob, scrandy, Remir, Noon, Sentience.

2/22/2007 WyldKarde: Reinventing The Wheel: making a universal system
I'm trying to develop a universal system for a number of traditional "loot-and-level" RPG's I'm working on.  I'm trying to determine how to make a mechanic that's friendly to swords,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: WyldKarde, Yakk, Valamir, Calithena, Noon.

2/22/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Sorcerer] rule question: changing bond strenght
Hello! I am going to be the GM in a sorcerer game. I already played the game two times (two one-shots), but with very drifted rules, so this time I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

2/22/2007 WyldKarde: Goin' Legit
I and mine are moving forward and making our "good ideas" into a legitimate company with profitable ventures.  Now, no one is looking to topple giants (ah, but wouldn't it…
In Publishing
Participants: WyldKarde, daMoose_Neo, guildofblades, Valamir.

2/22/2007 rycanada: Is another edition of PTA coming?
I was just wondering if PTA is essentially "done" or if there was going to be another edition.  There's a few things that I find kind of tricky in reading…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: rycanada, Matt Wilson.

2/22/2007 Troy_Costisick: Sorcerer Settings
Heya, I guess I'm kind of out of the loop on some things.  I always thought that Dictionary of Mu was the first setting for Sorcerer released by someone other…
In Adept Press
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards.

2/21/2007 baron samedi: (Burning Empires) What are Inner Demons exactly?
Hi everyone, Reading the Burning Empires RPG, I come upon an interesting rule - Inner Demons - that evoke Trevor Faith's Monkey King (in the graphic novel album no.1), but…
In Burning Wheel
Participants: baron samedi, Glendower, Iskander.

2/21/2007 Glendower: [DITV] Orchard Plains - Same gun, different shooters
I ran Orchard Plains again, this time with my Tuesday night group.  They comprised of Dave and Wes, from my original AP and first post to the Forge here, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, lumpley.

2/21/2007 jasonm: Interview with Sons of Kryos
I got interviewed by the Sons of Kryos at Dreamation.  Thanks, Judd and Jeff!  My bit starts 34 some minutes in.
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Paka.

2/21/2007 jasonm: Blood Saga of the Viking Instructional Technologists
The other day I had an academic job interview.  They asked me to put together a presentation and teach them something, preferably in a hands-on way.  Being an inveterate geek,…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Ben S..

2/21/2007 Ben S.: New to Forge/Advice on Choosing Ruleset
Hi, I'm new to the Forge, and I'm looking for some advice about how to structure a potential game that's at least a few months away (really, probably several months…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ben S., Jasper Flick, Glendower, Simon C, Ron Edwards.

2/21/2007 Teh_Az: [Engine] RPG/Wargame Engine
Hi my name is RV and I posted here earlier regarding my design for a similar engine that hopefully integrates tactics combat (Final Fantasy and Ogre Tactics game-play) with traditional…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Teh_Az, johnwedd.

2/21/2007 redivider: [lacuna] Lost Angeles: a L.A.cuna mod at orccon
Lost Angeles: L.A.cuna at orccon I ran a 6 player convention game of lacuna on Sunday. The concept was that it had stopped raining in the blue city and that…
In Actual Play
Participants: redivider.

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2/23/2007 AdAstraGames: Character Advancement, Temporary Awards, And Mingling The Two
So, in playtesting Worlds of Honor, we've got the following "currency" discussions going, and since the folks here have more experience with this than I do, I thought I'd bring…
In Playtesting
Participants: AdAstraGames, Valamir, Wolfen.

2/23/2007 Denise: 2007 ENnie Awards Judges and Corporate Sponsor Announced
Voting for the <a href=http://www.ennieawards.com>2007 Gen Con EN World RPG Awards' ("The ENnies")</a> five coveted judge positions took place February 12-18th, and record numbers of gamers from around the globe…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, iago.

2/23/2007 Denise: 2007 ENnie Awards Submissions Questions thread
Hi all, We're opening up the submissions for the Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards Monday, February 26th.  Now while I confess that the judges have yet to make…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, Justin D. Jacobson, iago, Graham Walmsley, sean2099, Jonathan Walton, Valamir.

2/23/2007 Pelgrane: [DitV] King's Marshalls
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. I've just run the same…
In Actual Play
Participants: Pelgrane, lumpley.

2/23/2007 1of3: [Capes] Who owns Inspirations?
Hi. Another simple queston: As I understood the rules (and espcecially the errata) Inspiration is awarded to players. So if I aquired an Inspiration with Cpt. Proton, I can use…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: 1of3, Hans, TheCzech.

2/23/2007 MatrixGamer: The curse of being original - popularizing Matrix Games
Okay - I have a few minutes - time to tackle this issue. First the curse. Say you actually have something that is "New". It doesn't easily fit in any…
In Publishing
Participants: MatrixGamer, komradebob, moonflovver, guildofblades.

2/23/2007 Paul Czege: excruciating
So last week I got a request from Michael S. Miller. Kat is working on a serial killer game. It's a cool concept, focusing on the investigation and the victims…
In Acts of Evil Playtest Board
Participants: Paul Czege, Valamir, c, Michael S. Miller.

2/23/2007 Joshua BishopRoby: [Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries] Two Dollops of Pulp Goodness
Eric Boyd sent me ashcan copies of his new game The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries and the Advancement of Mankind.  I played in two separate playtests, which I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Eric J. Boyd, redivider, jasonm.

2/23/2007 hatheg-kla: How can fortune at the end work without spoiling flow?
First let me make a whole three apologies: 1. This post isn't about an 'actual play' experience I've had, although it does pertain to other peoples' actual play experiences.  So…
In Actual Play
Participants: hatheg-kla, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Noon, Filip Luszczyk, Glendower, Artanis, Simon C, Thomas Lawrence, MatrixGamer, David Artman, Web_Weaver, Aaron Blain.

2/24/2007 crome54: ok so i have written an RPG game now .....
Ok, I’m in the process of designing a futuristic roll playing game and I’m about 70% way through writing it.  I am starting to look for someone who is an…
In Publishing
Participants: crome54, sean2099, hix.

2/24/2007 yangnome: [DitV] Dogs as a Play by Post game?
I'm wondering if anyone has successfully run a DitV (or varient) PbP game.  I'm putting together a varient game and want to try it out before running it in person. …
In lumpley games
Participants: yangnome, Ludanto.

2/25/2007 Rampage: Cover value vs description mass confusion
Is there any relation between the selected cover and its numerical value? That is, is it possible to have cover 3 and be in a position of high power, like…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards.

2/25/2007 munkiman: Intro and highly ambitious project development
Hi everyone! My name is Jason and i have been writting and playing rpgs for some 20 years. I am currently developing an mmorpg to rival some of the big…
In First Thoughts
Participants: munkiman, johnwedd.

2/25/2007 Nev the Deranged: [Agon / DRYH] EN World Game Day Actual Play
So! ENWorld's Game Day at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, Illinois was yesterday. I played some Agon, and ran some Don't Rest Your Head. Both rocked. Here are the bits…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nev the Deranged, John Harper, Tim C Koppang, iago.

2/25/2007 Paul Strack: [PTA] PTA House Rules Play-Test
I ran a PTA game based on the following house rules: http://superhuman.wikidot.com/choice-based-pta I am still editing the above rules, so it may not reflect the rules used in this play-test.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul Strack.

2/25/2007 Samael: Exploding Dice
Hi All, I've seen the topic of exploding dice or open-ended rolling come up a few times and wanted to add my two cents.  My last experience with the concept…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Samael, joepub, Noon, Thenomain, Leviathan, TroyLovesRPG, Conteur.

2/26/2007 oliof: The Map: placing Oran, small discrepancy
Hello, working on the translation, I tried to find a place for Oran, which led to me taking a closer look at the map. This led me to the conclusion…
In CRN Games
Participants: oliof, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen.

2/26/2007 Ron Edwards: [carry] Gun-butts, dope, non-mutual masturbation, and massacres
Hello, I've been trying to organize a game of carry for ages, but keep screwing it up or getting blocked by hassles. Finally, last Tuesday night, we sat down to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Tim C Koppang, Nathan P., jasonm, Artanis, MatrixGamer, Noon, Calithena.

2/26/2007 Adam Graham: Heroes of Leyreth - Fatih Attribute
Hi all, I never made it to actually play test the version of faith as I wrote in my previous post as I changed it up before doing so.  I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Adam Graham, sean2099.

2/26/2007 Neil the Wimp: [DitV] Matri- or patri-local?
OK, a simple little question.  As I understand it, young men are sent off to visit other towns as both part of their 'education' and to court women and choose…
In lumpley games
Participants: Neil the Wimp, lumpley.

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