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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.

3/2/2007 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.

3/2/2007 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 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 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 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 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 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.

3/1/2007 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.

3/1/2007 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 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.

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.

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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.

3/5/2007 Troy_Costisick: [Dark Sands- 1st Run] Gearing up for DL-Quarterly Series #2
Heya, So I'm starting to playtest the games I'll be releasing for DL-Quarterly Series 2.  Most of these games won't be released until 2008, but it's never too early to…
In Playtesting
Participants: Troy_Costisick.

3/6/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest 2007] Official Thread, Part 2 of 2
Ok, the details are confirmed now. Forge Midwest will be held Friday April 20th through Sunday April 22nd. The location is the DoubleTree Hotel in Rosemont. We have 1 slightly…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt Snyder, Clinton R. Nixon, GreatWolf, Troy_Costisick, Nev the Deranged, Doyce, jrs, Blankshield.

3/6/2007 matthijs: Sort of related to Sex & Sorcery
For anyone interested in how relationships/sexuality can affect role-playing/role-players, and how to plan games around such issues, there's a pretty good article called "Impact of Relationships on Games" in the…
In Adept Press
Participants: matthijs.

3/6/2007 lee-anne: Buy-In with Systemized Setting Design
Last week, our Primetime Adventures Director, Luke, had to cancel at the last minute. Instead of running pick-up TSOY, I told Scott and Tim about jonathan's nifty group setting design…
In Actual Play
Participants: lee-anne, Gaerik, Noon.

3/6/2007 iain: [Mob Justice] Betrayal at Cold Cut
The 'Collective Endeavour' went to conflagration in Glasgow on the 24th and 25th of March. We had a good time and I got to run a full game of Mob…
In Actual Play
Participants: iain.

3/6/2007 jasonm: [Contenders] New York, 1913
Clinton, Remi and I decided to play Contenders, based on our extremely positive play experience at Gen Con and the fun I had running it later at a local con. …
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, Caesar_X, Dantai, ShaneJackson, LeSingeSavant, Uruush.

3/7/2007 Noon: [PBP] Damn that lucky player!
I'm running a play by post at the moment - its in the same spot where I've run games before and commented about them here. This ones played different as…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, Filip Luszczyk, Simon C.

3/7/2007 anders_larsen: [Tempestas] Base mechanics
Tempestas is a fantasy rpg I have worked on with a friend for many years. The first incarnation of this game was very much in the category of traditional fantasy…
In First Thoughts
Participants: anders_larsen, mothlos, Troy_Costisick.

3/7/2007 Roy Batty: Re: [DitV/Roanoke] Vikings vs. Horror, or Wolves of the New World
(Not sure what happened with my original post...) (Cross posted at RPG.net) I picked up Dogs in the Vineyard about a year ago, and I’d like to use it for…
In lumpley games
Participants: Roy Batty.

3/7/2007 Miro: How to contact glyphpress?
Hello   Does anyone know how to effectively and privately contact glyphpress?I have got some questions about my order, tried sending e-mails, can't send PM here:) so I'm looking for…
In glyphpress
Participants: Miro, nikola, AnaSaupe, jrnmariano.

3/7/2007 tstone: Looking for a game...
I'm new to the world of indie rpgs.  I've been jumping into them wholeheartedly, with their innovative approaches to characters, stories and worldbuilding.  LOVE THEM!  But a question, hope you…
In Publishing
Participants: tstone, andrew_kenrick.

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