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4/23/2007 011121: [Slumber] first thoughts on kid's RPG
Slumber is an RPG designed to be played by parents (or other adults) with young children.  The likely age range of interest is 3-8 or so, depending on the individual…
In First Thoughts
Participants: 011121, xenopulse, Eero Tuovinen, JasonWalters, Meguey, Eric J., komradebob.

4/23/2007 GreatWolf: [Dirty Secrets] [Forge Midwest] Pediatricians and photographs
I got to playtest Dirty Secrets at Forge Midwest on Saturday.  My partners in crime were Paul Czege, Matt Wilson, John Stavropoulos, and Tod Olson.  (If I got your name…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf, Paul Czege, Valamir, Matt Wilson, Tod Olson.

4/23/2007 c: Osh Con 2007
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23692.0]In this thread[/url], Keith B Vaughn asked, "As a side note: will anyone else be going to Oshcon in September? (Oshkosh, WI) I run my booth solo and that is…
In Conventions
Participants: c, KeithBVaughn, Adam SBG.

4/23/2007 RedPissLegion: [agon] Newbie questions on oficial rulings/advices
Hi, I've played Agon once and now I was selected to GM some islands to a group. I plan to post a full AP after we complete the first island.…
In one.seven design
Participants: RedPissLegion, John Harper, demiurgeastaroth, Rick Danger, JMendes.

4/23/2007 David Artman: POD Pricing: Ethical Issues?
Damned Internal Server errors.... Hi, all; This one's for the POD publishers and ethics pundits in general.... I am hoping to release the full GLASS rules via POD ("shot GLASS"…
In Publishing
Participants: David Artman, xenopulse, Eero Tuovinen.

4/30/2007 greuh: Re: Game of the Month!
Shooting the Moon not only is the game of the month for march at www.roliste.com, but it enlists it for the GRoG d'Or prize with the 11 other games of…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: greuh, Emily Care.

4/23/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] [Forge Midwest] Cursing within.
So I got to run a playtest of Silence Keeps Me A Victim at Forge Con, this weekend. Here's a list of previous posts if you want to see how…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, Valamir.

4/23/2007 GB Steve: Mille et Une Nuits
I ran a game of 1001 Nights at SteveCon Paris IV on Saturday. We were sitting in the back bar of the Mayflower pub up in the Left Bank 5ieme…
In Night Sky Games
Participants: GB Steve, Meguey.

4/23/2007 David C: How did you come up with your name?
I always figured that coming up with the name for my game would come to me as I worked on the game. Now, its been a year later and I…
In Publishing
Participants: David C, David Artman, RyanMacklin, JustinB, Jake Richmond, Jarx, Ron Edwards, nikola, GregStolze, guildofblades.

4/23/2007 John Harper: [Build-A-Monster] The Kraken
Let's build a monster. I'll start with a few details. You guys add on. Don't worry about Strife cost for now. We can total it up when we feel like…
In one.seven design
Participants: John Harper.

4/23/2007 TomTitTot: [Polaris] Thinking of Year Zero setting... madness?
[i]I posted this elsewhere, in a slightly different format...[/i] -------------- Yes, I know this is a strange idea. I finished reading Polaris a few days ago, and have been foolishly…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: TomTitTot.

4/22/2007 Robotech_Master: Second Game: Zombies of Orion
This game had four players, at a gaming-group picnic a friend put on. I proposed as the the first tenet, "Orion needs to be rescued." The guy to my left…
In Universalis
Participants: Robotech_Master, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

4/22/2007 Guido_Quaranta: Freelance artist and roleplayer
Hi, I´m Guido. I´ve been lurking The Forge for a few years now and this is my first post. I´m really interested in illustrating roleplaying and gaming projects. I´ve created…
In Connections
Participants: Guido_Quaranta.

4/22/2007 fantang7: Feedback & Suggestions Welcome
I'm currently working on one rules-lite diceless system for horror games and another epic fantasy game + setting.  I'm writing each of them up on my blog, and would love…
In First Thoughts
Participants: fantang7, jackson_tegu.

4/22/2007 T. Ettinger: [MoBSystem] How mathematical is too much to get "balance" in a system?
Howdy, I'm new here, but I've been designing RPGs for a while now.  One of my projects I've been working on (in one form or another) for two years, and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: T. Ettinger, Xeriar, sabbatregent, David C, Filip Luszczyk, Noon, xenopulse, CommonDialog.

4/22/2007 jackson_tegu: mathematicians, some assistance please -
hello there, everyone. i recently picked up a copy of Prince Valiant and would reccomend everyone who hasn't got one going out and snagging one right now, if only for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jackson_tegu, Noon, Xeriar, Eero Tuovinen, BlackSheep, Eric J..

4/21/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [Absolute Destiny Apocalypse] Berlin 1939, Moths and Candles
We continued our Skype playtest of Absolute Destiny Apocalypse. The report from the prep session and the list of Dramatis Personae can be found here. The session lasted about three…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, JackTheOwner.

4/21/2007 Xeriar: [Solar Storms] Setting Bash...
I'm... not entirely sure if this belongs here or in First Thoughts, if this doesn't belong here, I apologize.  It actually passed first thoughts nearly two years ago now, and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Xeriar.

4/21/2007 The Mule: [PTA] Success!
Well, my second game of PTA was a blast. I played with four people who knew each other, but not me.  One was familiar with the system, the other three…
In Actual Play
Participants: The Mule, Matt Wilson.

4/21/2007 Doc_Peck: Artist Needed (Modern)
I'm in the later stages of developing a modern based RPG, and am looking for an artist. The game is set in the 'real world' and I need the weapons…
In Connections
Participants: Doc_Peck.

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4/23/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Forge Midwest 2007] How was it?
I totally want to see a (read: many) full report. Quick play blurbs, pics if you have them, the whole works.  It's been a year since I've seen the likes…
In Conventions
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, GamerChick, syntruth, Matt Snyder, c, Nev the Deranged, Mike Holmes, jrs, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

4/24/2007 James_Nostack: [& Sword] Build an Anthology!
I'm constructing a Sword & Sorcery anthology for my girlfriend C.  After months of rolling her eyes when I would suggest it, she started reading Tomoe Gozen a little while…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, angelfromanotherpin, Alan, Christopher Kubasik.

4/24/2007 GregStolze: [InDesign] Darn
By which I mean, "dammit."  Anyone here an extensively experienced genius at InDesign?  If so, please drop me a line at gregstolze AT comcast DOT net. -G.
In Connections
Participants: GregStolze.

4/24/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [UnSpeakable] Narrativising Mr. Cthulhu?
Last Friday, we played quite a fun session of UnSpeakable via Skype. The game was pretty spontaneous, as someone proposed we try out InSpectres, curious of how it works in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Noon, David Artman.

4/24/2007 Ben Lehman: Half-Baked Games and Design Culture
So we as a design community have a problem, which I think has been sort of flailingly addressed on Story Games, but it is a real problem and I think…
In Publishing
Participants: Ben Lehman, xenopulse, Valamir, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, LeSingeSavant, Balbinus, Paul Czege, guildofblades, GreatWolf, JSDiamond, iain, signoftheserpent, Pelgrane, jdrakeh, Levi Kornelsen, Marco, eyebeams, Thunder_God, pells, Frank Tarcikowski, Thor Olavsrud, Paka, nikola, Matt Snyder.

4/24/2007 Paul Czege: talking about ashcans, The Ashcan Front, and game design with Clyde L. Rhoer
Clyde and I had a very enjoyable and wide ranging conversation late last Friday evening at Forge Midwest that he recorded for his Theory From the Closet podcast. And it's…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege.

4/24/2007 LukeSineath: Idea for a Conflict-based historical game
I'm interested in roleplaying in historical periods.  I started to think about a way to run a game based on the fall of the Roman monarchy using Burning Wheel, but…
In Universalis
Participants: LukeSineath, Mike Holmes.

4/25/2007 daedalvs: [Mortal Coil] [Actual Play] Malleus Malleficarum
Hello! <Waving hands> My name's Jokin, and I'm a newcomer in the Coil forum, even though I've been reading it since some time ago. I have finally decided to intervene…
In Galileo Games
Participants: daedalvs, inthisstyle.

4/26/2007 GreatWolf: [It Was A Mutual Decision] [Forge Midwest] Scared by rats
[i]So, yeah, I'm cross-posting this from another forum.  I figure that it's still my writing and, honestly, I'd like to get a conversation started over here.  So, here goes....[/i] "It…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, GamerChick, AJ_Flowers, Ron Edwards, Doyce, Nev the Deranged.

4/26/2007 The Mule: "Tribalism", Hot off the Brain Press
In the process of trying to make an interesting character in a tribal setting without any mechanical guidelines in the system to ensure a story, I decided to try to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: The Mule, TonyLB.

4/26/2007 pilot602: [Scoundrels] First new post in a while
Hi all, It's been a couple years since I last posted. Got busy with life, career and marriage. If any of you remember me it'll be for my Seven Systems…
In First Thoughts
Participants: pilot602, Eric J..

4/26/2007 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2007] Revving the motor
Hi there, Yes, Virginia, there will be a 2007 Forge booth at GenCon. It's been a while since I posted to announce the new design and plans for the booth.…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, segedy, inthisstyle, Gregor Hutton, btrc, iago, Justin D. Jacobson.

4/27/2007 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim]A reworking in progress.
I've started over from square zero, on my game, "Silence Keeps Me A Victim." I'm really excited as my playtest failures and some feedback have got me feeling much more…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, Meguey, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, anders_larsen, nitramwi.

4/27/2007 billvolk: [Cops & Robbers] Childhood Memories?
I'm working on a sort of roleplaying meta-game that's based on the way I and some of my friends used to play as kids. Rules are added with adult players…
In First Thoughts
Participants: billvolk, TonyLB, Froley.

4/27/2007 Grex: How's Stranger Things coming along?
Can you tell us anything about it?
In one.seven design
Participants: Grex, John Harper, demiurgeastaroth, jporrett, Warren.

4/27/2007 gds: [Ruby] Session two, an Opal murder mystery
So finally we ran the next session of Ruby. The game can be played as essentially small, isolated adventures linked by the presence of the characters, where the previous mission…
In Actual Play
Participants: gds, Ron Edwards.

4/27/2007 preludetotheend: Diversifying?
So my question is in a nutshell have any developers out there taken the steps to get their game on any platforms other than rpg? I mean obviously this would…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, Eero Tuovinen, Jake Richmond, JustinB, pells, David Artman, JSDiamond.

4/27/2007 MatrixGamer: Blast from the past: The longevity of web pages
I've just had a Matrix Gamer in England join my yahoo MG group who has been playing MGs since the late 90's. He came across the rules that were posted…
In Publishing
Participants: MatrixGamer.

4/27/2007 chris_moore: [psi run] hide and seek, manhunt, or...?
So, I'm working on a game about "psychic runaways" as someone put it.  After another internal playtest, I'm realizing that the roles people take on in the game might not…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chris_moore, TonyLB, Kevin Allen Jr, Noon, Noclue, lumpley.

4/28/2007 Jarx: Re: FATUM- a roleplay in epic scenarios
It seems like it's unreadable so I try again. Fatum is inspired by books like, the illiad, paradise lost and book of revelations. It takes place in Sirathaír fifty years…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jarx, TonyLB, joepub, Noclue, slavemind.

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