Previous Topics 4/15/2007 northerain: Private Messages - Bug?
Hi there
I've been away for quite a while and I just came back to this forum. So the site says I have 2 new messages. When I check my…
In Site Discussion
Participants: northerain, Eero Tuovinen.
4/15/2007 tradegcuk: Gen Con UK 2007
[color=green]Dear all
ok sorry if this breaks any of the guidelines on posting concerning a Convention. I was just going to place an advert but I read the guidelines on…
In Conventions
Participants: tradegcuk.
4/15/2007 Emily Care: JiffyCon Boston, April 28
Hello,
For all those in the Massachusetts and general Northeast area, we're having another JiffyCon this time in Boston. It will be held on Saturday April 28th, from 10am -7pm…
In Conventions
Participants: Emily Care.
4/14/2007 skatay: [Trollbabe] First Adventure, First time GMing it, First time RPing with Wife
Hi, I had my first GMing experience in a long time, with my wife, playing Trollbabe. I tried to get some things down, and made mistakes along the way. I'm…
In Actual Play
Participants: skatay, Ron Edwards.
4/14/2007 greyorm: A plague of 500 Internal Server Errors
As per the subject line. For the last few months I have been aggravated by "500 Internal Server Errors" that crop up more than half the time when I attempt…
In Site Discussion
Participants: greyorm, Eric J., Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Xeriar, Thenomain, oliof, Clinton R. Nixon, xenopulse, hix, Thunder_God.
4/13/2007 xenopulse: [Beast Hunters] Tribal Warfare
I ran Beast Hunters demos at the recent Gamestorm convention here in Portland. One of these games was a scenario I played with Chris and Lisa Goodwin.
They used two…
In Actual Play
Participants: xenopulse, Chris Goodwin, Noon.
4/13/2007 Matt Snyder: [Dust Devils] Hell's comin' with me
Dust Devils: Stories in the Old West has just been shipped.
I will receive a small number of copies next week, and bring them with me to Forge Midwest.
In…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, hix, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Doyce, Paka, 1000buffalo, Caesar_X.
4/13/2007 Kevin Allen Jr: A Mechaton Question
So i'm a little unclear on spot.
What i want: To build a really fast mech without weapons, but like 2-3 yellow die attachments. This thing would run up to…
In lumpley games
Participants: Kevin Allen Jr, lumpley.
4/13/2007 Eric J. Boyd: [The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries] Playtesters Needed
I'm cruising forward with development of my storytelling game of pulp exploration, having incorporated the feedback of some awesome external playtesters (such as the games discussed here). The game is…
In Connections
Participants: Eric J. Boyd, jasongreeno.
4/13/2007 Fergus: [wfrp] Core Meltdown
The session I'm about to describe took place over a year ago.
The system is Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (Version 1). I'm the game master. I've been GMing this system on…
In Actual Play
Participants: Fergus, Noon, JSDiamond, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, Precious Villain, Eero Tuovinen.
4/13/2007 fnord3125: [DitV] Question about Exorcisms
Since I'm brand-spankin' new to these forums, I'll apologize right away if this topic has ever been discussed before, but after reading through Dogs and thinking about it a lot…
In lumpley games
Participants: fnord3125, lumpley, Web_Weaver.
4/13/2007 signoftheserpent: Wuxia Space Opera
I've started a blog for my design of a wuxia space opera game (something i brought up here briefly a long while back), initially dealing with the setting (gotta have…
In First Thoughts
Participants: signoftheserpent, preludetotheend, Thenomain, Ron Edwards.
4/13/2007 MJGraham: [Insurrection] Power 19.
Here is my attempt at answering the Power 19 for my game called Insurrection:
1.) What is your game about?**
The game is about the tension between the characters virtues…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MJGraham.
4/13/2007 BlackSheep: School me on relationship maps
Following up from a post in the Chimera forum:
Actually, what you're describing isn't a relationship map, not as I introduced the term in my book…
In Adept Press
Participants: BlackSheep, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.
4/13/2007 Filip Luszczyk: Re: [Absolute Destiny Apocalypse] Berlin 1939, prep session
I'm after the first full-session playtest of Absolute Destiny Apocalypse, my Game Chef entry. Information about the game and link to the document itself can be found here.
It was…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk.
4/12/2007 Ian ORourke: Gadgets..Weird and Mad
Okay, just some general advice and discussion really.
The gadget rules are the part of the game I feel less comfortable, not saying there is anything wrong with them, it's…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Ian ORourke, iago, TomTitTot, Mel_White.
4/12/2007 Nev the Deranged: Strife and NPCs
So, how do you deal with spending Strife on NPCs before you know how they will be disposed toward the heroes? Should Strife only be spent on definite enemies? Would…
In one.seven design
Participants: Nev the Deranged, John Harper, Skywalker.
4/11/2007 sabbatregent: Time travel
Hi, everyone.
I'm on the process of designing a time-traveling RPG. Basically, the PCs are time-cops who use Matrix style fighting and Time witchraft to fight time-criminals and cults. On…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sabbatregent, jerry, MJGraham, David Artman, FLEB, Thenomain, Options, Hans, BlackTerror.
4/11/2007 GreatWolf: Dirty Secrets is in playtest
Hey, everyone. My next game is currently in production. It's entitled Dirty Secrets, and it's all about the classic detective story, in the vein of Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald. …
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Hans, hix, Neil the Wimp, Eero Tuovinen, Gaerik, Artanis, Finarvyn.
4/11/2007 KeithBVaughn: Marketing Mistakes at a Local Con
In the interest of sharing information and passing on some experience to other members, I want to relate what happened to me at a local convention and some mistakes I…
In Publishing
Participants: KeithBVaughn, iago, JSDiamond, Ron Edwards, sean2099, Michael S. Miller, Jake Richmond, Adam SBG, c.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 4/15/2007 Shane: Public Domain (split)
Wow, I am confused. How does something that is in the public domain qualify as something you can trademark anyhow?
I am a longtime rpg and wargame player that only…
In Publishing
Participants: Shane, Ron Edwards.
4/16/2007 Ian ORourke: Issue of Compel Rates
Okay, first SotC session coming in about a month, and I'm looking forward to it. I'm happy with the characters and all is going well. I think everyone will enjoy…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Ian ORourke, iago.
4/16/2007 Jake Richmond: [Project C.H.A.I.R.] What is Vandal?
Nick ran another playtest for his game Project CHAIR this weekend. This is the second time Nick, Travis, April and I have played the game together.Gabe joined us this time…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jake Richmond, Filip Luszczyk, clam of god.
4/16/2007 Grex: Getting started with Agon -- any advice?
So I'm going to get some Agon going with my friends -- as old-school dungeoneers they seem like the right target demographic, and Agon seems to be all about the…
In one.seven design
Participants: Grex, John Harper.
4/16/2007 RedPissLegion: SOTC Demo questions
Hi,
I've teamed up with a roleplaying partner of mine to conduct a series of RPGs demos in a store in our hometown of Lisbon, Portugal.
This month (at the…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: RedPissLegion, iago, Ian ORourke.
4/16/2007 northerain: [Obscure] First Thoughts
Alright...first thread for me here, I'm gonna try and describe my game idea and see if I can get some feedback for it. I started working on this rpg a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: northerain, Malcolm, priestofroadkill, Mike Sugarbaker, JasonWalters, Andy Kitkowski, joepub.
4/16/2007 okaynowa: [TSOY] Preparing TSOY/Eberron one-off
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I recently bought TSOY after falling in love with the descriptions of the Key and BDTP systems. I'm currently running a D&D 3.5 Eberron…
In CRN Games
Participants: okaynowa, Eero Tuovinen.
4/16/2007 chris_moore: magickal game
Inspired by this from Vincent:
When you design a game, you coordinate what magic is IN the game's fiction with what magic does TO the game's fiction.
Here's an idea. …
In First Thoughts
Participants: chris_moore, C.W.Richeson, lumpley, Jarx, Certified.
4/16/2007 northerain: Digital Dark Art
Hello there
I thought I'd put some of my art on here and see if anyone could use my services.
My portfolio is here: http://www.bloodsongmedia.com but it's pretty light(I'm redesigning).…
In Connections
Participants: northerain.
4/16/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest] Charge per person
The total charge for name tags & renting space at the hotel for Forge Midwest 2007 will be $1100 plus tax.
This is more than last year, as expected in…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt Snyder.
4/16/2007 Doyce: [TSoY Clockpunk] The City of Petrana, Session Two
(To which the author appends... "Finally!")
This is a really long, detailed post, but I wanted to list everything off -- questions, comments, rules corrections, and whatever else is welcome.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Doyce, Eero Tuovinen, oliof.
4/17/2007 athornton: [KPFS] Wow.
My gaming group is much more narrative-oriented than I ever believed possible.
They are also much sicker bastards than I knew. And yes, this is the gaming group that on…
In lumpley games
Participants: athornton, lumpley, 14thWarrior, Gugliandalf.
4/17/2007 Gaerik: [Power and Influence] Playtesters needed
Many moons ago I wrote down some rules to a game I called Balance of Power. It was my first real shot at game design and it was an interesting…
In Connections
Participants: Gaerik.
4/17/2007 chris_moore: [psi run] heart breaking and head scratching
psi run here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23579.0
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23601.0
http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23540.0
So, it…
In Playtesting
Participants: chris_moore, Simon C, lumpley.
4/17/2007 14thWarrior: [DitV] Woot! Woot! Got my DitV 2nd. ed. Hardcopy!
Yay! According to my wonderful wife, my copy of DitV just arrived today from IPR. I'm so frikkin' happy I can barely contain myself. :D
Previous to that, I was…
In lumpley games
Participants: 14thWarrior.
4/18/2007 priestofroadkill: technically not an rpg, but it's rpg-like
hey guys, first thread here on the forge. anyway..
i was thinking of doing a system of game, maybe not really an rpg, but kind of.
if any of you…
In First Thoughts
Participants: priestofroadkill, Ide, Noon, David Artman.
4/18/2007 RobNJ: Changing username
Hey, would it be possible for me to change my username for the forum?
In Site Discussion
Participants: RobNJ, Ron Edwards, Valamir.
4/18/2007 rylen dreskin: Hunt for a Kicker thread
Is there a good thread on writing kickers? I’ve tried to search but keep getting a 500 error.
My group has been playing Shadowrun lately. We’ve switching gears, retiring the…
In Site Discussion
Participants: rylen dreskin, c, oliof, Eliarhiman6.
4/18/2007 Narf the Mouse: I has a game!
So there I was, staring my past failures in the face (Particularly Tales from the Rusty Broadsword Inn, which I posted about in First Thoughts many moons ago. Particularly, I…
In Connections
Participants: Narf the Mouse, northerain.
4/18/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest] Friday night
Friday night last year was great for socialization, seeing old friends and meeting new ones.
Everyone will be trickling in the city at various times. So, it'll likely be impossible…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt Snyder, Matt Wilson, Troy_Costisick, abzu, Blankshield, Ron Edwards, jrs, Paul Czege, Mister Six, Kesher, Doyce, jenskot, Jono.
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