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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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: 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 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.

2/27/2007 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.

2/27/2007 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 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 Ulaliya: Freelance Artist Bethany Culp
My name is Bethany Culp and I'm an illustrator and graphic designer. I'm currently looking for freelance work. I'm available for hire. Here's an RPG.net thread showing a sampling of…
In Connections
Participants: Ulaliya.

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3/1/2007 oliof: [TSoY] Stealing from the best: Alternative rules for group actions
I am just enjoying the read of the Esoterrorists, and since obviously I have a lot of TSoY on my mind right now, the rules for group actions sprang in…
In CRN Games
Participants: oliof, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen.

3/1/2007 1of3: [Donjon] Traps
Hi. Donjon includes very nice rules for creating monsters and foes, but it's a little thin on traps. So which traps have you made up? And what advice would you…
In CRN Games
Participants: 1of3, The Dragon Master, Hans, Thenomain.

3/2/2007 Jake Boone: [Dust Devils]: Updated release date?
I have money burning a hole in my PayPal account, and I desperately want to spend it on the revised edition of Dust Devils.  Any news concerning the release date?
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Jake Boone, Matt Snyder, Paka.

3/2/2007 NathanFrund: Sooooooo. The 300 starts this weekend.
John, I seem to recall you mentioning a while back that you were going to release writeups for the battle of Thermopylae.  You still have plans for that?
In one.seven design
Participants: NathanFrund, John Harper.

3/2/2007 hix: Is there a summary of "How you spend points"?
Hi Matt, I've borrowed Nine Worlds off a friend recently, and am really enjoying it. Hoping to give it a spin at a mini-con next weekend. I think the cheat…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: hix, Matt Snyder.

3/2/2007 BabbageCliologic: Setting Idea: Alien Nano-bot Invasion
So I've been kicking around an idea for the past couple of weeks. Aliens send nano-bots to earth to prepare it for take-over. The alien nano-bots take the form of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: BabbageCliologic, Simon C, johnwedd, TroyLovesRPG, Chainsaw Aardvark.

3/2/2007 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Full Playtest, Session One
I'm facilitating a local playtest of Grey Ranks and we had our first session last night.  The four players are members of my regular, long-time game group, and are all…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, madirishman, GreatWolf, Bryan Hansel.

3/2/2007 Nev the Deranged: CodCon, micro-IGE?
I recently learned that CodCon is coming up just before Forge Midwest, and I was thinking of running something indie there. Probably either taking another crack at DRYH, or maybe…
In Conventions
Participants: Nev the Deranged.

3/2/2007 Bret Gillan: Character Creation Praise
So I've participated in character creation for Spirit of the Century and Don't Rest Your Head, and I believe you guys have perfected character creation in some way. Not only…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Bret Gillan, iago, C.W.Richeson, Rob Donoghue, Valamir, BastardToadflax.

3/3/2007 Bret Gillan: [Capes] The Greater of Two Evils - Con Scenario
After playing in Tony's badass Earth Prime con scenario, I came away with a new perspective on running con scenarios. Previously I'd let players create their own characters and frame…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Bret Gillan, TonyLB, Matthew Glover, hix.

3/3/2007 Xibalba: Rotating GM
The playtest group of my game has been going well, and, as everyone is getting more familiar with the setting, several players are coming up with adventure ideas.  This has…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Xibalba, Eliarhiman6, knicknevin, nikola, MatrixGamer, RobMcDiarmid.

3/3/2007 Xibalba: Almost Ready to Publish Questions
Playtesting of my game, Heirs to the Lost World, is going well so I am getting ready to start the publishing process, but I need some advice.  I've been looking…
In Publishing
Participants: Xibalba, iago, preludetotheend, Thenomain, Jake Richmond, David Artman, Valamir, guildofblades, MatrixGamer.

3/3/2007 Filip Luszczyk: D&D, revisited (long)
Although I've put away D&D for quite some time, lately I've been finding myself in a mood for some good old powergaming feast. However, I've been exposed to Forge too…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Thenomain, Simon C, jerry, Eero Tuovinen, Noon.

3/3/2007 Ron Edwards: [carry] Helicopters and Accuser role-switching
Hello, I decided to start a new thread as the first one, Gun-butts, dope, and non-mutual masturbation, seems like it hit a natural endpoint. We played our second and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, droog, Nathan P., Noon.

3/4/2007 Thor Olavsrud: [Robots & Rapiers Playtest] A Simple Letter
Hi Ralph, Some thoughts following our first session of Robots & Rapiers: 1. We had a good deal of fun, which is unusual and a pleasant surprise for a playtest.…
In Universalis
Participants: Thor Olavsrud, Valamir, drozdal, Robotech_Master, Iskander, Mike Holmes, jenskot, GreatWolf, mtiru.

3/4/2007 Paul Czege: The Ashcan Front FAQ
Hey all, Matt Snyder and I are organizing a booth separate from the Forge booth for Gen Con this year. It will be a booth focused entirely on selling ashcans.…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege, Troy_Costisick, Mike Sugarbaker, daemonchild, Matt Snyder, Matt-M-McElroy, Kesher, Miskatonic, ptevis, Thor, chris_moore, thelostgm, somniturne, Mike Holmes, michael lingner, JasonWalters, Jason Walters.

3/5/2007 Ian ORourke: SotC: Gadgets and Sorcery
I'm really liking the game, but I have two questions, relating to things I've not come across while reading, or my hopeless brain has missed.... You can create gadgets, which…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Ian ORourke, iago, Alan.

3/5/2007 lericson: Keys in World of Darkness
I have adopted the Keys from The Shadow of Yesterday (TSOY) for my White Wolf World of Darkness (WoD]) campaign.  I thought I'd share how I adopted the rules and…
In CRN Games
Participants: lericson, Gaerik, Filip Luszczyk, Warren, Thenomain, xjermx, Simon C, Everspinner, Hans.

3/5/2007 Falc: Looking for a thread / post on lumpley site
Okay, I'm getting ready for my first Dogs game in a while. Been browsing this forum a bit more often, and such. So, about a week or two ago, I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Falc, lumpley.

3/5/2007 MatrixGamer: [Press Release] Jack the Ripper: Engle Matrix Game
"Jack the Ripper: The game to play before the game" Now available at RPGNow for $5 Laminate paper version available at Hamster Press for $9.95 Players: 2-6 Duration: 1/2 hour…
In Publishing
Participants: MatrixGamer.

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