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5/31/2007 Justin Nichol - BFG: Call for Developers - Open Source Roleplaying Game
First I want to remark on what an amazing creative atmosphere exists here at the forge. This is a call for developers who would like to work closely on creating…
In Connections
Participants: Justin Nichol - BFG, Narf the Mouse, Fifth Element, anders_larsen, Malthusian, David Artman, salkaner, Age of Fable.

5/31/2007 vertigo25: What do You All Think of This Trend?
After reading through OSRIC, reading this article at Uncle Bear about GORE and FACERIP, and most importantly, reading the series of articles by Jerry Stratton about copyright law on hi…
In Publishing
Participants: vertigo25, preludetotheend.

5/31/2007 Zach Walton: [Sudden Light] Pre-Alpha Release for Download and Gen Con Beer
Hello All, After a year of setting it aside, I've been inspired by the Ashcan Project to return to Sudden Light (if your search-fu is strong, you can find my…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Zach Walton, vertigo25, northerain.

5/30/2007 Rick Danger: Just read it - a few questions and my first impression
First of all, allow me to congratulate John for his work (his first RPG?). Agon was something I had been looking for and - when Diogo talked about it on…
In one.seven design
Participants: Rick Danger, John Harper, demiurgeastaroth.

5/30/2007 MrSandman666: [Shadowrun] The impossible thing before breakfast and other catastrophes
Hello everybody... This is gonna be a somewhat therapeutic thread. I hope this doesn't come of as too much of a rant. One of the reasons I'm writing this is…
In Actual Play
Participants: MrSandman666, Eero Tuovinen, Glendower, Frank Tarcikowski, Ron Edwards, TonyLB, khelek.

5/30/2007 nuanarpoq: New players, new game, new characters
About a month ago a colleague came to visit from Ottawa, and in her bag she had brought me the fours Sorceror books which I opened with an impish glee…
In Adept Press
Participants: nuanarpoq, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2007 Joshua BishopRoby: [Sons of Liberty] Kickin Ass Tory Style
I got to playtest Sons of Liberty this weekend at Gamex with a whole passel of players.  The game ended up playing in two halves, each with five Patriots against…
In Playtesting
Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Noclue.

5/29/2007 WildElf: [DitV] First game: Blueberry Creek, and lessons while getting lost
So, I finally got to run my first Dogs in the Vineyard game, and first time to play to (other than a conflict test run when a friend first showed…
In Actual Play
Participants: WildElf, Noclue.

5/29/2007 Temple: [Downtown] A request for input and insight from more experienced game designers.
Im currently picking up two projects that I have been neglecting for some time now. The first is Downtown, my first project and the one I am most hopeful for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Temple, Malcolm.

5/29/2007 deadmanshand: Introing new players to sorcerer
Hello all. I'm new to the forums but not new to the game as I've had Sorcerer since '98. I am about to start a game with a few inexperienced…
In Adept Press
Participants: deadmanshand, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack.

5/29/2007 Fergus: [ros] We Blew It
The session I'm about to describe took place last weekend. The system is Riddle of Steel.  I'm the game master.  This is the first time I've run this system.  A…
In Actual Play
Participants: Fergus, khelek, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Ward.

5/29/2007 gooderguy: [Dust Devil] mitigating Harm
i plyaed Dust Devils Revenged past this weekend, and it was awesome.  we had a great storyline and a fun time playing it out.  the one issue i had with…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: gooderguy, Matt Snyder, Eero Tuovinen, Dustin of the Dead, skatay, BlackSheep, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2007 c: Lake Geneva Gaming Convention (June 15-17th)
Hey folks, The Lake Geneva Gaming Convention is scheduled for June 15th to 17th, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Is anyone looking to go to this? My group of conventioneering buddies…
In Conventions
Participants: c, Adam SBG.

5/29/2007 asdfff: Why are dice pools a favored idea here? (moved to here)
I heard it mentioned on the wizards D&D boards that indie rpgs look favorably upon dice pools instead of straight up percentage modifiers. Can someone tell me why this is?…
In Actual Play
Participants: asdfff, Noon, Ron Edwards, GregStolze.

5/28/2007 anders_larsen: Game Design Groups, a proposal
[b][size=14pt]Introduction[/size][/b] This is an idea that comes from [url=http://www.game-chef.com/]Game Chef[/url] 2007, where all the participants were assigned to feedback groups of about ten people per group. This made it much…
In Endeavor
Participants: anders_larsen, Filip Luszczyk, David Artman, lee-anne.

5/28/2007 asdfff: Why are dice pools a favored idea here?
I heard it mentioned on the wizards D&D boards that indie rpgs look favorably upon dice pools instead of straight up percentage modifiers. Can someone tell me why this is?…
In First Thoughts
Participants: asdfff, northerain, Narf the Mouse, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2007 asdfff: Outsider question: Who in the world does the 'd20' name appeal to?
I was reminded of the D&D player's handbook the other day, and I thought to myself, who in the world buys this thing? 1) D&D claims to have only a…
In Publishing
Participants: asdfff, C.W.Richeson, Justin D. Jacobson, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2007 pells: Using contests as a way to promote your game
This thread is about a very specific context, but first, how I came to this problematic. The problematic I came across this little contest, which subject is to create a…
In Publishing
Participants: pells, Eero Tuovinen.

5/28/2007 Spooky Fanboy: [DRYH] a more competitive style of play
Let us say, hypothetically, that I felt like monkeying around with Don't Rest Your Head a bit. One thing in particular I wanted to try would be to take the…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, iago, demiurgeastaroth.

5/28/2007 Dustin of the Dead: Periode Style Playing cards
A while back, I purchased these playing cards that were designed to look like 17th c. cards. I found a company on line that sells them, but they claim that…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Dustin of the Dead, Hans, Matt Snyder.

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5/31/2007 RobNJ: [Misspent Youth] The Rise of Google 2.0
(cross posted from Story Games) So I ran Misspent Youth for some friends yesterday at my house and for the first time I had a complete story from beginning to…
In Playtesting
Participants: RobNJ, TonyLB.

5/31/2007 Brimshack: Hmmmm... Entry?
Okay, so I have a miniatures game, ETC, that we have about 90% of the way there. Actually, if I'm reading you guys right, it's about the equivalent of what…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Brimshack, Ron Edwards.

5/31/2007 mjstahl: Live-Action "Powers" Mechanic
Hello everyone. I must be honest I wasn't too sure how to post to this particular forum, but I also would like some feedback on a game I have been…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mjstahl, James_Nostack, KickAssClown.

5/31/2007 Rob Alexander: [TSOY] GMing in heavy gloves
I just run my first TSOY game with our semi-regular Castles and Crusades group, and although it went ok, and people seem to have enjoyed it, it was pretty confusing.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Rob Alexander, TonyLB, Paka.

5/31/2007 Rob Alexander: [TSOY] several beginner's questions
Hi, Finally ran the game I was talking about in http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23848. I raise some general issues in the AP thread (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24038.0), but I've got a few specific rules questions as…
In CRN Games
Participants: Rob Alexander, shadowcourt, Eero Tuovinen, Gaerik.

5/31/2007 Narf the Mouse: Road Trip RPG?
I'm not sure if this is the right place for it, but I was just thinking... Anyway, I've never been on a road trip, so I wouldn't be the best…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Narf the Mouse, brainwipe, Aaron Blain.

6/1/2007 sambearpoet: Quanta: the game of interstellar vacations
You play an existentially bored, nearly immortal energy being who, in order to escape its ennui, has been transmitted into one of many of the invisible crystalline orbital Quanta Stations…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sambearpoet, anders_larsen, Ron Edwards, c, brainwipe, HighmoonMedia.

6/1/2007 Sovem: Universalis-like game mechanic?
I really like the way the Universalis game mechanic makes you spend coins for everything that you do in game. I was thinking about making a similar game mechanic in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sovem, Andrew Morris, Valamir, xiombarg.

6/1/2007 Graham Walmsley: [Roach] With beers at SteveCon
At SteveCon, we had a go at the Roach. So there's four of us, in a pub: me, Adam and...God, I'm terrible at names...I know everyone was Biblical except for…
In Actual Play
Participants: Graham Walmsley, jasonm.

6/1/2007 Garvey: [Polaris PbP] Dreams of Eternal Night
[b]== Introduction ==[/b] I've been doing a bit of play-by-post (PbP) gaming over on [url=http://samaritan1975.proboards20.com/index.cgi]RPG Crossroads[/url], and after reading Polaris and listening to Paul Tevis' group's Polaris recordings, I thought…
In Actual Play
Participants: Garvey, Gaerik.

6/1/2007 JasonWalters: [You Brought This On Yourself] The First Three Chapters
Since several of you were kind enough to provide me with suggestions for my YBTOY Maniac "laundry lists," I though that I might provide a work-in- progress link to the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JasonWalters, jasonm.

6/2/2007 chris_moore: [psi run] join the fun!
Hey, Forge, Michael Lingner and I have made a game called psi run, playtested here:  http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23832.0 and here:            http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23727.0 We would love to have your…
In Connections
Participants: chris_moore.

6/2/2007 chris_moore: [psi run] editing, layout
Hey again, A few people have already expressed interest in helping with layout for Michael Lingner's and my game, psi run.  If you were one of those people, or you'd…
In Connections
Participants: chris_moore.

6/2/2007 earwig: The Return of my Amnesia Game
I've been busy with pre-production of a film, so I have not posted in awhile, but I wanted to touch base with the community again, for some basic feedback. I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: earwig, brainwipe, chris_moore.

6/2/2007 chrisn: Primetime Adventures (Primetime Adventures)
While searching for Primetime Adventures on Google, I ran across Primetime Adventures (http://www.primetimeadv.com/) which sounds like a geekily-recursive setting for a game. Given the site description... Prince Rupert fishing…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: chrisn.

6/2/2007 TwoCrows: [DnD3ish HB] Shared Story Style DnD
Hey All, Tonight’s weekly gaming session was a blast, what our group calls a “real keeper!” We older Players have all commented that we feel like we did “back in…
In Actual Play
Participants: TwoCrows.

6/2/2007 TwoCrows: Second Thoughts
For my second First Thoughts I’ve chosen to take Mike Holme’s advice, reinforced by Ron’s admonitions in More Fantasy Heartbreakers. “Everyone should write a Heartbreaker.” Everyone seems a broad enough…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TwoCrows, C.W.Richeson, Eero Tuovinen, brainwipe, Valamir.

6/2/2007 JC: [DITV / Afraid] Raising stats with experience
hi :) I noticed the option to raise one of your stats with experience fallout is missing from the "Afraid" PDF this caught my attention because it's one of the…
In lumpley games
Participants: JC, lumpley.

6/3/2007 Noon: Conflict of design goals or: THACO - To Hit Adesign Class 0
I'm trying to get over some writers block at the moment ('moment' as used here could include several years, actually). Specifically for this thread, there's something I've been thinking about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Noon, Thenomain, Eero Tuovinen, Noclue, Filip Luszczyk, Aaron Blain, Dan Maruschak, David C, contracycle, Rafu, Simon C, OleOneEye.

6/3/2007 TwoCrows: Questions of Big Game Con Virgin
Forgites, My convention experience has heretofore been limited to only a handful of small-ish gigs relatively local to me (the Cincinnati-Dayton-Columbus Triangle; nearest the Cinci point in that geometry), and…
In Conventions
Participants: TwoCrows, TonyLB, jasonm, Ron Edwards.

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