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2/27/2007 phargle: [DiTV] My relationship died. What do I do? And two other questions.
During a conflict, I took a relationship with someone:  I'll kill you if you mess with me (1d10).  In the course of the adventure, that person died. . . what…
In lumpley games
Participants: phargle, Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

2/27/2007 signoftheserpent: My system idea
For the game idea I've been working on (see city design thread below for slightly more info), I have a basic task resolution mechanic using d10 that works thus: Players…
In First Thoughts
Participants: signoftheserpent, xenopulse, Yakk.

2/27/2007 Ampolitor: Oh Boy
OK I 've been writing in leather journals for years now for my campaign world. I have a ton of stuff that I want to edit for print into a…
In Publishing
Participants: Ampolitor, Eero Tuovinen, Mike Sugarbaker, daMoose_Neo.

2/26/2007 Brand_Robins: Tribe 8 TSOY
I've been working on and off for about a week now on a port of Tribe 8 to TSOY. I got a chunk of it done, have a big chunk…
In CRN Games
Participants: Brand_Robins, Wil, Eero Tuovinen.

2/26/2007 jasonm: [Medical Hospital] Diagnosis playtest
So I'm working on this game called Medical Hospital.  The core conceit is that players create their own medicine-themed story by mashing together various mini-games, each of which takes 5-10…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Bryan Hansel, BabbageCliologic, Simon C.

2/26/2007 Frank Tarcikowski: [The Shadow of Yesterday] Agenda not yet emerging
A while back, Ron posted an interesting actual play about a TSoY game he ran. In Ron’s report, you can see how the World of Near becomes a powerful storytelling…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Brand_Robins.

2/26/2007 Rampage: Thoughts on containing for summon rituals
I was thinking on the implications of sorcerers with 1 lore, and I started wondering on the actual utility of contains while performing a summon/bind ritual. Wouldn't all demons want…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rampage, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6.

2/26/2007 lumpley: Three things I'm really enjoying about my Mountain Witch character
Before I tell you the three things, this: instead of samurai, we're a high-end circus freak show, and instead of climbing Mt Fuji to kill the Mountain Witch, we're touring…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Eero Tuovinen, Parthenia, John Harper, Nev the Deranged, Simon C.

2/26/2007 vertigo25: The Worlds in My Head
I've had this idea for awhile to make some source books for campaign settings and adventures with the intention of not using any particular rules system; generic world books, if…
In First Thoughts
Participants: vertigo25, Mike Sugarbaker, pells, Conteur.

2/26/2007 coldblackwind: Playtesters Wanted for New Gods of Mankind RPG
Greetings fellow gamers, Dark Skull Studios is looking for playtesters for our new product New Gods of Mankind. GMs and players will need to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement before…
In Connections
Participants: coldblackwind.

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.

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 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 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.

2/25/2007 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.

2/25/2007 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 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 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 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.

2/24/2007 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.

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2/27/2007 Troy_Costisick: Outtage RPG Contest- Story Games is down!
Heya, Have you read this: http://community.livejournal.com/storygamesinfo/834.html It's a great idea.  So I'm going to start it.  Who knows when Story Games will be back up?  It could be tonight, it…
In Endeavor
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Caesar_X, Andy Kitkowski, Bryan Hansel, talysman.

2/27/2007 Banesfinger: Armor?
A question on how Armor works: Page 58 states: "...If you’re hit, you may roll your armor die. 4+ on armor = no damage taken..." Page 59 states: "...1 wound…
In one.seven design
Participants: Banesfinger, John Harper.

2/27/2007 TomTitTot: My First Town - is it too bland?
[b]Town:[/b] King's Arch [b]Pride:[/b] Sister Anne, the wife of the Sheriff Brother Jebiah, has been conducting an illicit affair with the Steward, Brother Douglas. However her attraction to him has…
In lumpley games
Participants: TomTitTot, lumpley, Falc, Valamir, JC, oliof, David Artman.

2/28/2007 jim pinto: Ring of Power
While still working on George's Children, Jon Hodgson and I have plotted two more games for ourselves to design. Without giving too much away, the second game is called the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jim pinto, lumpley, Troy_Costisick.

2/28/2007 USRPG: Seeking someone good with d20 rules, stats, and skill making.
To keep this post rather interesting, I will forgo a lengthy "historic introduction" of who I am and just skip straight to the meat and potatoes. I am a creative…
In Connections
Participants: USRPG, Mr B Rabbit.

2/28/2007 mothlos: Restricted Communication System
I am working on a system for my friends and I to use and am needing a way to smooth out interactions between players. The system as it stands is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mothlos, Glendower, Mike Sugarbaker, lee-anne.

2/28/2007 USRPG: Player Characters are the Villains
Perhaps an alternate title for this topic would be, "when is dark, too dark?" This is more of an inquiry, rather than actual debate. To anyone who has ever moderated…
In First Thoughts
Participants: USRPG, mothlos, lumpley, RyanMacklin, Conteur, scrandy, Sentience, Eliarhiman6, David Artman, Majidah, fantang7, jackson_tegu, northerain.

2/28/2007 Glendower: [DITV] Spring River Branch
My Tuesday group has shrunk, and as an attempt to bolster our numbers I invited over my friend Wil.  Wil was a member of my old Monday Shadowrun game, which…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower.

2/28/2007 GregStolze: How many copies should I have for GenCon?
REIGN will be ready soon.  (No, really.  Soon.)  I'm going to GenCon and I'm wondering how many copies I should bring to sell.  What do y'all think? -G.
In Conventions
Participants: GregStolze, iago, Matt Snyder, Ben Lehman.

2/28/2007 GreatWolf: A playtesting lesson from Reiner Knizia
For those of you who don't know, I am a Eurogames nut.  These are the new wave of boardgames, mostly from Germany, that are breathing new life into the boardgame…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf, jasonm, Ben Lehman, Mike Holmes, Thunder_God, ynnen, Jake Richmond, Michael Johnson, HeTeleports, Ron Edwards, Quizoid.

2/28/2007 redivider: [satanic mills] - 'all is under the sway of inhuman power' k.marx
Satanic Mills was a game I wrote for the 2-page techno horror game challenge last year. It is a game about alienation set in a 19th century factory town and…
In Playtesting
Participants: redivider, jim pinto.

3/1/2007 TomTitTot: [DitV] Accentuating The Supernatural
I'm in a bit of a pickle, and could use some advice if anyone is able. I had originally intended to run my upcoming DitV game with minimal supernatural activity.…
In lumpley games
Participants: TomTitTot, lumpley.

3/1/2007 Noon: [Almost Play - Best friends PBP] Random friends
Quickly typing this one, up late on a work night! A play by post game recently asked for one more player, and I enquired. Turns out they already went through…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, Graham Walmsley, Paul King.

3/1/2007 Johan Granberg: Cutting the first episode and starting with a spotlight?
I have previously played one full five episode season-game and one that was cut short because of what I think was the result of a rushed pitch session. The first…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Johan Granberg, BlackSheep.

3/1/2007 Pelgrane: [DitV] King's Marshalls - Part Two
Second part of actual play. First part here. After a slightly slow start, the conflicts began to flow nicely. Mage Livius had a conflict with the NPC sage  Intially, the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Pelgrane, GB Steve.

3/1/2007 Calithena: [Hero's Banner] The Madness of Tucaescu
Paul, Danielle, George and I have started playing this game, with Paul GMing. There will be lots to say, but first I want to get something out of the way.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Calithena, Tim C Koppang, Nev the Deranged, Paul Czege, geestar3.

3/1/2007 Eliarhiman6: [Sorcerer] no-pain prep: tell me how!
Hello! Sorry for my English, it's not my native language (I'm Italian) I already asked some question in this forum about a "Dictionary of Mu" sorcerer game that I'm going…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Eric J-D, Paka, James_Nostack.

3/1/2007 towishimp: [D&D] Trying to get more from D&D
Hey all, I've been cruising The Forge for a few weeks now, reading the articles and some of the threads.  The site was recommended to me by a buddy of…
In Actual Play
Participants: towishimp, Calithena, Thenomain, Glendower, Mike Sugarbaker, rycanada, Simon C, BWA, Rob Alexander, Noon, Jasper the Mimbo.

3/1/2007 1337intellect: Time After Time
I am looking for anyone willing to donate 3D models, music, programming, concepts, or anything related to my RPG, entitled: Time After Time. Time After Time is a sci-fi/fantasy RPG…
In Connections
Participants: 1337intellect.

3/1/2007 KeithBVaughn: Playtesting, Playtesters...An Absymal Failure
To the Group, I'm just sharing an experience and experiment that I just did. On one of the Yahoo boards I found a group of miniatures that looked interesting to…
In Playtesting
Participants: KeithBVaughn, BabbageCliologic, AdAstraGames.

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