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5/16/2007 abjourne: A Start, Rise 2 Legends: FR
I’ve been running a rpg game in the forgotten realms setting for about a year & a half now using my own fantasy rules. My game is called “Rise 2…
In Actual Play
Participants: abjourne, Adam Dray, contracycle.

5/15/2007 michaelb: War Room - a strategic, competive RPG for large groups
Hey, Background Not only am I quite new here at The Forge, but I would also consider myself not extremely experienced in RPG's in general. Sure, I have role-playing sessions…
In First Thoughts
Participants: michaelb, C.W.Richeson, Noon, Noclue, komradebob, FLEB, Paul T, Aaron Blain.

5/15/2007 WorkingMan: Call to Adventure (Power 19)
[b]1.) What is your game about?[/b] [b]Call to Adventure[/b] is about finding Truth in a world of illusion. Once discovered, Truth is the mechanism by which change and transfiguration may…
In First Thoughts
Participants: WorkingMan, Mike Sugarbaker.

5/15/2007 Thor Olavsrud: [Burning Wheel] Burning THAC0: Redemption and Lost Faith
In our Burning THAC0 game (a Burning Wheel game celebrating oD&D and AD&D 1st, set in the Grand Duchy of Karameikos), our characters are dirt fucking poor. A few weeks…
In Actual Play
Participants: Thor Olavsrud, Paka.

5/15/2007 stefoid: conflict, its the one bit that I cant 'get'
Hi, Ive visited this forum before asking about this aspect of PTA.  I love nearly everything about the game, except this bit.  I just dont get it. Specifically, I dont…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: stefoid, Eero Tuovinen, Joe Dizzy, Glendower, Matt Wilson, Warren, Alan, SabreCat, Shymer.

5/15/2007 Erick Wujcik: Erick Wujcik GMing in San Francisco Bay Area
Greetings! I've relocated to the North Bay, near San Francisco, and I'm starting to run various experimental RPGs. Here are some examples: 1. Tonight (sorry for the short notice!), I'll…
In Connections
Participants: Erick Wujcik, SaintandSinner, Devin P. Owens.

5/14/2007 lumpley: The new server: banned words
The Forge's new server, by default, disallows posts containing certain spam-common words. I don't know the exact list of words; all I know is that I just had a post…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley.

5/14/2007 Matt Wilson: bookshelf twitchiness
I'm not sure who I oughta mention this to. There's someone whose account on the bookshelf I can't seem to authorize download for. It's weird. I click the box, and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, lumpley.

5/14/2007 Rustin: [TSoY] Need advice
I've managed to play TSoY three times in the past two weeks.  I'm playing it again tonight. TSOY is now my preferred game. I still have two main issues. Stakes…
In CRN Games
Participants: Rustin, Clinton R. Nixon, oliof, Rob Alexander.

5/14/2007 Thor Olavsrud: [Robots & Rapiers v2.3] Session I
Due to a logistical error, John took the notes for this last session and is now in Hawaii, so I’m just going to touch on some of our major findings…
In Universalis
Participants: Thor Olavsrud, Valamir, Ron Edwards, ( o Y o ), Iskander, mtiru, Matt Wilson.

5/14/2007 c: [Forge Midwest]Interview with Ron Edwards
Hi Folks, I did an interview with Ron Edwards, at Forge Midwest. It just went up late last night. We talked about a debacle that took place in these very…
In Adept Press
Participants: c, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Troy_Costisick, Valamir, Paul Czege, Yokiboy, Gaerik, Nev the Deranged, James_Nostack, HighmoonMedia, brainwipe, Mick Bradley, Wolfen.

5/14/2007 Tranlin: good books with advice for GMs
What are some of the best books that offer advice on GMing? 
In Actual Play
Participants: Tranlin, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.

5/13/2007 Paul T: Converging Plotlines in the Land of Nodd
Hello. I just wrote the first draft of a new game I'm calling "Land of Nodd". It's a roleplaying game, but a "GM-ful" one, as some people around here like…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Paul T, northerain.

5/13/2007 Dustin: Seeking research participants
Hello, My name is Dustin Tanner. I am a doctoral student at the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology. I would like to invite you to participate in a research study…
In Connections
Participants: Dustin.

5/13/2007 sabbatregent: [SotC/FATE] Player interaction
[b]Premise[/b] This is are small AP snippets of a Spirit of the Century game that happened a month ago.  I've been playing SotC / FATE 3.0 games with this specific…
In Actual Play
Participants: sabbatregent, RedPissLegion, boswok.

5/13/2007 Darcy Burgess: [Godlike] - Marines on Guadalcanal
Given my current projects (Black Cadillacs and Escape from Pleasant Palace), it's no surprise that I've been thinking about war and rpgs a lot lately.  When I talk about war,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Darcy Burgess, lumpley, GregStolze, Ron Edwards.

5/12/2007 Ron Edwards: [Cutthroat] Vroooooommmm!
One of my sins is not playing the Ronnies games to the fullest. I've played a lot of them, but not enough. Fortunately, in the last couple of months, I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick.

5/12/2007 Ron Edwards: [Primitive] Grunt! Grunt! I'm talking to you
I've been looking forward to playing this for eight months! It was one of my faves from GenCon last year. Finally, at Forge Midwest, I got the chance to run…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged, jrs, GreatWolf, Kevin Allen Jr.

5/12/2007 Archer5280: Handling the Supernatural in DitV vs. Afraid
This post includes some background about the particular game, and then an actual question. Skip the background if you like. Background My play-by-post game that started out as pretty straightforward…
In lumpley games
Participants: Archer5280, David Artman, lumpley, Malthusian.

5/12/2007 BeatGuy83: [DitV] Newbie Question (answer ASP please!)
Hey All: I'm really excited to run my first session of DitV tomorrow. However, I'm having a tough time wrapping my head around how traits and belongings work into the…
In lumpley games
Participants: BeatGuy83, Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

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5/16/2007 sirogit: [Gears of Pain] Prequels
So I did a little actual play for my IRC persistant game, "Gears of Pain". http://gop.awardspace.com/gop.html I felt the game wasn't quickly moving enough, which is what I'd like to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sirogit.

5/16/2007 Malcolm: [Everlasting Empire] The First Playtest
[i]This thread might provide some help in understanding the basics of Everlasting Empire: [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=22506.0]Everlasting Empire Power 19[/url][/i] Last weekend saw the first ever playtest of Everlasting Empire. In truth, it…
In Playtesting
Participants: Malcolm.

5/16/2007 fluency: Until We Sink; a different roleplaying game, from norway.
I wasnt sure where to post this, but it was too interesting to pass up! This is a translation of the norwegian rolaplaying game Until We Sink. Its very different…
In First Thoughts
Participants: fluency, Noclue, jasonm, Magnus Jakobsson.

5/16/2007 Nathan P.: carry is back in print
After an unforgivable wait, carry is back in print. It is currently available at Indie Press Revolution. I will also be selling direct through my website, once I'm done revamping…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., Eliarhiman6.

5/16/2007 JustinB: Fae Noir: Vote Early, Vote Coffin First Playtest
We ran a playtest of the second Fae Noir adventure module this past Sunday and it went much better than the initial playtests of The Paris Escapade, which is encouraging.…
In Playtesting
Participants: JustinB, Emily Care.

5/16/2007 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2007] Sign-ups so far, and information check
Hi there, I figured I'd out everyone, and try to get all the relevant information in one place for Fred. I'm looking for some missing information and corrections, too, because…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, iago, GreatWolf, Troy_Costisick, jasonm, Kevin Allen Jr, JustinB, Clinton R. Nixon, Jake Richmond.

5/17/2007 Uruush: [Contenders] Hell's Kitchen
Jake hosted another Go Play SE Portland event for more than a dozen people associated with Portland Indie Games, and I moderated this GM-less role-playing game for Jake, Christian, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Uruush, rafial, Jake Richmond, Dantai, andrew_kenrick.

5/17/2007 kenw: Rapid POD to open its Publishing Doors This June
Would you like to set back and just design games for a living?  Would you like someone else to spend their money on printing, advertising and promoting your games.  Would…
In Publishing
Participants: kenw, Ron Edwards.

5/17/2007 pfischer: [Sorcerer] Possessor in a corpse - how to
Hi there, I am prepping for our next Sorcerer game, based on my Unforgiven-inspired one-sheet Las Cruces http://darkplaces.squarespace.com/downloads/lascrucesonesheet.pdf. We have characters and starting demons, minus finalised Kickers, and it's all…
In Adept Press
Participants: pfischer, Alan, Ron Edwards.

5/17/2007 Filip Luszczyk: Using 3/2 traits spread in 2nd edition?
So, I've been thinking about running PTA and I'm pondering going back to the 3/2 traits spread. Playing the game, I've felt that I had this feeling that I don't…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Matt Wilson.

5/17/2007 David Artman: GLASSCutters.org Up and Running; GLASS in Final Design Stages
[After much deliberation and Sticky-reading, I *think* this is germane and appropriate, here. Move to Connections (?) or just delete it, if not.] Hi, folks; This is just an FYI…
In First Thoughts
Participants: David Artman, pells.

5/17/2007 Bjorn: Actual play definition
I have a question about this and it is possible that maybe it should go in another forum but since it somewhat relates to this I'll pose it here. What…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Bjorn, Ron Edwards.

5/18/2007 Ron Edwards: For your amusement & insight
Here is a song by Eric Idle which I think is a fine thing. It concerns many things. No discussion necessary, just a bit of love from me to you.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards.

5/18/2007 FLEB: [Glass and Steel] Conflict resolution mechanics: Is "garden-variety" sufficient?
Mechanic. That's key, right? Got to think about the mechanic. MUST think about the mechanic. It's all about relevance-- it's got to fit the game, enhance the premise, or there's…
In First Thoughts
Participants: FLEB, joepub.

5/18/2007 Graham Walmsley: [The Gay Recruitment Squad Wants YOU!] At Spodley Grange
This is the fourth playtest. The players are Malcolm, Janos and Andrew, all people I know from conventions and get on with. Oh, actually, I've just met Janos, but he…
In Playtesting
Participants: Graham Walmsley, andrew_kenrick, Malcolm.

5/18/2007 MatrixGamer: Machiavelli made a game!
I'm rereading "The Prince" for a seminar I'm doing at Origins ("The Anatomy of Defeat") when I came across a section where Niccolo perfectly describes a "Tactical Exercise Without Troops".…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MatrixGamer, Noon, Froley, tj333, komradebob.

5/18/2007 Paul Czege: the deadline for buying in to The Ashcan Front is Monday, June 4th.
Hey all, My mental tally of who's participating is the group of folks who've posted to this thread a couple of sentences describing the game they want to have as…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege.

5/18/2007 khelek: DitV - Clash of Expectations
I love running Dogs, it brings out the worse in characters. We have a group that is running a number of games, mostly small press, at a local Game Shop…
In Actual Play
Participants: khelek, Mel_White, Adam Dray, Frank Tarcikowski, baron samedi, Web_Weaver, Ron Edwards, Noclue.

5/18/2007 KickAssClown: [Shaped] A Player Character Driven Improvisational Dramatic Game
Shaped is the provisional name that I have given to my Live Action Roleplaying Game project. It takes influence from most of the games that I have played, of course,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: KickAssClown, Simon C, TwoCrows, Ron Edwards.

5/19/2007 greyorm: [ORX] New Review at RPG.net
There's <a href="http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12992.phtml">a new review of ORX</a> up at RPG.net, by Christopher Richeson. Some the points he makes I want to touch on with my reactions and thoughts. <b>Price</b>: $20…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, C.W.Richeson, Valamir.

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