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7/21/2007 Resonantg: [Open Call] Playtesters needed for new system/setting
Hi All; I am looking for people in the Twin Cities, MN area interested in playtesting a new system and setting.  I am looking to start playtesting in 2-4 weeks…
In Connections
Participants: Resonantg.

7/21/2007 JMendes: [June Retreat 2007 – Sorcerer I] Victorian London - Disconnects and game death
Hello, all, :) This is the second of my long series of posts on the games we played during our eleven-day RPG retreat. (The first one was on PTA and…
In Actual Play
Participants: JMendes, Ron Edwards.

7/21/2007 Lobo: [SIc] Fantasy Fight Arena
Here comes my contribution to System in a Can.  I am very new to this so if I have misinterpreted some information  please say so. :) SET D Setting: sword-and-sorcery/cyberpunk.…
In Endeavor
Participants: Lobo, Filip Luszczyk, xenopulse, Chainsaw Aardvark, Reprobus, ja-prozac, Vulpinoid.

7/21/2007 TwoCrows: Dumb Question GenCon
Am I just blind...or does the GenCon Indy website NOT have anything listed for Exhibition Hall times other than the '06 con? Anybody know what time the doors open Saturday?…
In Conventions
Participants: TwoCrows, JustinB.

7/21/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [sic] The Salad In My Head
Well, it's not the title of my game ;) After an evening of brainstorming, I have a salad of ideas in my head and I didn't settle on a single…
In Endeavor
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Reprobus, Vulpinoid, Primordia.

7/21/2007 Dave Cleaver: [sic] After Earth: An Unlikely Savior
This is my thread for the Setting In A Can challenge. I'm selecting Set A: SET C Setting: post-apocalypse/space opera. Theme: wacky overcoming-inner-demons story. I think the setting is…
In Endeavor
Participants: Dave Cleaver, Filip Luszczyk, xenopulse, Chainsaw Aardvark, ja-prozac, Vulpinoid.

7/21/2007 Snowden: [DitV] What are all these dice "worth," anyway?
I realize there may not be a simple answer to this question, but do people have a sense of the relative effectiveness of various dice combinations?  Is a 2d6 trait…
In lumpley games
Participants: Snowden, 5niper9, lumpley.

7/21/2007 BenW: [SIC] Lock and Key Principle
SET: D Concept: Near future science fiction, set in a crumbling city dominated by grim, rundown tower blocks, drug use is rampant and destroying sociaty. humanity has abdicated from free…
In Endeavor
Participants: BenW, Filip Luszczyk, Vulpinoid, David Artman, Chainsaw Aardvark.

7/21/2007 Abhoth: Ok Question time from the new guy
Ok several questions: So essentially I need to create my own mythos for the way sorcerery works (ie like the way's presented in the back, IE Classical vs Radical, and…
In Adept Press
Participants: Abhoth, angelfromanotherpin, 5niper9, Ron Edwards, dikaiosunh.

7/21/2007 Everspinner: [PTA] Edgeway
[b]To start off[/b], and to avoid losing the questions amid the other AP stuff, here are the rules questions that came up during play. Must say the rules are less…
In Actual Play
Participants: Everspinner, Matt Wilson, FredGarber.

7/21/2007 Jake Richmond: [The Year We All Died] Platesters wanted really bad.
I'm looking for play testers for The Year We All Died. You can download the current play test version of the game below. I would very, very much appreciate anyone…
In Connections
Participants: Jake Richmond.

7/21/2007 craigp: [sic] TIN FRIGATE
I'm definitely going with C. Mine's a Star Trek spoof. I was thinking this: http://www.projectperko.com/game/TINFRIGATE.pdf It's not actually a finished rule set, I just find I'm not so good at…
In Endeavor
Participants: craigp, Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Vulpinoid.

7/21/2007 greyorm: [ORX] Now Available at IPR! Plus New Freebie!
Heya all, To celebrate IPR picking up ORX (yay!), I have released the "Alternative & Optional Rules" booklet for ORX, which I had mentioned working on some time back. Note…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm.

7/20/2007 anders_larsen: [sic] Cyber Barbarians
I go with set D here. A few hundred years in the future the world are controlled by a seven big corporations. These corporations are incomprehensible complex, and no one…
In Endeavor
Participants: anders_larsen, Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Lobo, Reprobus, Vulpinoid, xenopulse.

7/20/2007 Lobo: need some help getting started
Hi! I am new to this forum and my name is Björn. I am trying to create an RPG but it is still mostly in my head. I have tried…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Lobo, Filip Luszczyk, preludetotheend, Noon.

7/20/2007 ja-prozac: [sic]The Ultimate Elvis Challenge!
Set C of course. The Ultimate Elvis Challenge! There can be only one true Elvis impersonator! In postapocyliptic wasteland left after alien invasion humanity has lost its spirit. Only people…
In Endeavor
Participants: ja-prozac, Filip Luszczyk, Primordia, Reprobus, Vulpinoid.

7/20/2007 JackTheOwner: [sic] The end is comming
Ok, let's start. SET C Setting: post-apocalypse/space opera. Theme: wacky overcoming-inner-demons story. It's all about people, who have sth with "First Sign" (It's like a big boom in entire outerspace).…
In Endeavor
Participants: JackTheOwner, Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Primordia, Chainsaw Aardvark.

7/20/2007 Darcy Burgess: [the Infected] Corporate Whores!
[b]Social Set-up[/b] This past Wednesday (July 18, 2007), I had the opportunity to run the ashcan version of [url=http://www.ericsrpgs.com]The Infected[/url] for a mixed group - the players included a long-time…
In Playtesting
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Tim Sellmer, Technocrat13, lee-anne.

7/20/2007 xenopulse: [sic] Tales of Vengeance
This is my thread for the Setting In A Can challenge. I'm selecting Set A: SET A Setting: high fantasy. Theme: revenge/treasure hunt story. High fantasy, to me, means…
In Endeavor
Participants: xenopulse, Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, anders_larsen, Reprobus, Vulpinoid, Primordia.

7/20/2007 ynnen: Games with built-in "plot tracking" contrivances... Referenes Sought
Hey all - finally delurking after 4+ years here, hot on the trail of making progress on one of my indie designs. I'm looking for references or systems that have…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ynnen, craigp, hix, pells, Millsy, contracycle, jasonm, Hans.

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7/22/2007 Matt Wilson: [Burning Wheel] Burning and Dragons, Part 1
Game two of my crazy gaming spree is part one of a probably multi-session game of Burning Wheel that Thor has adapted from a couple Paizo D&D modules. It's Thor,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Matt Wilson.

7/22/2007 preludetotheend: Interest in a new contest!
Ok as I am finishing up the final touches of meh sexy setting I want to make sure that the rpg system I put forth is that which people truly…
In Endeavor
Participants: preludetotheend, Eero Tuovinen, Reprobus, Primordia, Vulpinoid.

7/22/2007 Reprobus: [sic] First Thoughts on SET B
I'd like to check in too :) I'm notorious for not finishing anything, but it would be great if I could change this. Also I'm not a native english speaker,…
In Endeavor
Participants: Reprobus, Filip Luszczyk, xenopulse, Chainsaw Aardvark, ja-prozac, Primordia, Vulpinoid.

7/22/2007 jasonm: [PTA] Chubby and Tubby's
Me, Remi, Mark, and Andy went to Go Play Southeast this weekend and, faced with a five hour car ride, decided to put it to good use playing Prime Time…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm.

7/23/2007 chris_moore: [psi run] Hometown Havoc
    We played a whole game of Psi Run today.  I was GM.  We have all gamed together for a couple of years, except for Rowan, the newest member…
In Playtesting
Participants: chris_moore, michael lingner, Lizard King, Piers Brown.

7/23/2007 Roy Batty: [PTA] Post-apocalyptic series staring tonight, please advise (long)
My crew and I are embarking tonight on the Pilot of our new PTA series.  It’s this group’s first game together, and my first time GM’ing in many a moon,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Roy Batty, hix.

7/23/2007 dcolanduno: Dragon*Con 2007
Anyone coming to Dragon*Con 2007? They are doing the gaming back over at the Marriott this year, and making the Hilton the main hotel this time around... Derek Colanduno Dragon*Con…
In Conventions
Participants: dcolanduno, David Artman, childdoll, SaintandSinner.

7/23/2007 okaynowa: [TSOY] The Shadows of Sharn: TSOY in Eberron
[b]Set Up[/b] Our group of 30-somethings has been playing a D&D (3.5) Eberron campaign once a month for about a year now (we meet once a week for other games,…
In Actual Play
Participants: okaynowa.

7/23/2007 Chainsaw Aardvark: [sic] Edge Kinghts
I wasn't able to find my old notes on a computer based magic system, but I was able to recreate it and sync it up with a new combat/skill mechanic…
In Endeavor
Participants: Chainsaw Aardvark, xenopulse, Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Vulpinoid.

7/23/2007 whatiswhat: Resources for Writers of sci-fi, fantasy, and role play games.
Hello My name is John and I am the sole (at this point) Author, Game designer, and CEO of Sword & Sigil Game Design. I have created a website that…
In Connections
Participants: whatiswhat.

7/23/2007 whatiswhat: Resources for Writers of sci-fi, fantasy, and role play games.
Hello My name is John and I am the sole (at this point) Author, Game designer, and CEO of Sword & Sigil Game Design. I have created a website that…
In Publishing
Participants: whatiswhat.

7/23/2007 gains: [Contract Work] DexCon 10 Play-test
I ran a play-test session of Contract Work on Saturday. The AP is on the Lucre Press blog, here. Comment away. If you know nothing of this game (likely, considering…
In Playtesting
Participants: gains.

7/23/2007 Wormwood: Total Party Kill
I've been thinking about two of my Gamechef 2006 designs: <a href="http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/The_Marriage_of_Persephone.php">Marraige of Persephone</a> and <a href="http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/One_More_Hour.php">One More Hour</a>, as well as some (as yet still offline) setting and story…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Wormwood, Primordia.

7/23/2007 whatiswhat: Resource announcement: Painbrain.com
[b]A little something I have created in my spare time to help with cost effective (free) Promotion. [/b] I have created a website that mite interest all game design authors,…
In Publishing
Participants: whatiswhat, Ron Edwards.

7/23/2007 Denise: [ENnies] Product voting now open, and 2008 Judge Selection Begins
http://www.ennieawards.com/voting.html Over 6,000 votes have been cast thus far for fans' favourite products, fan sites, and publishers, and I heartily encourage you all to head on over and have your…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, iago.

7/24/2007 angelfromanotherpin: Minor Inspiration for Sorcerer
I recently re-watched Coppola's Dracula movie, and the prologue struck me as immensely Sorcerer.  It's setup is a reasonable enough historical scenario, until a badass gets very upset, so he…
In Adept Press
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

7/24/2007 Vulpinoid: [sic] Shattered Souls
Since I'm having trouble loading up the 4 page rules that I've generated so far, here's some of the conceptual ideas so far. Set D. Shattered Souls Basic Premise Groups…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, Reprobus, xenopulse, Thenomain, Filip Luszczyk.

7/24/2007 nedpatrick: Examples of struggles
I bought With Great Power... this summer and I am enjoying reading the rules.  The concept of the game blows me away, defintely not like the games I've played in…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: nedpatrick.

7/24/2007 Vulpinoid: Tales [A Work in Progress]
To anyone who might be interested, I've been writing a set of rules for an RPG over the last 15 years or so. It's seen various incarnations at conventions and…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid, Filip Luszczyk, vikingmage.

7/24/2007 Xian Saga: Forum Based RPG Problems
Hey guys, I'm new to this forum, as you may have already noticed. I figured this particular kind of topic might belong in this forum, but if it's not, I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Xian Saga, Frank Tarcikowski, zoom, Ron Edwards, Primordia.

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