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7/24/2007 SpazMan: [PTA] Seven on the Dice
I have been hearing a lot about Primetime Adventures from SoK and other sources. I finally got a chance to play (I ran) a game after reading the book last…
In Actual Play
Participants: SpazMan, REkz, Alan, Paka, Ron Edwards.

7/24/2007 14thWarrior: [DitV] Need advice on a town - Stygian Gulch
As I posted earlier, I finally managed to run a most excellent pair of sessions of DitV, and the group is raring for more.  The players have provided some nice…
In lumpley games
Participants: 14thWarrior, Gaerik, 5niper9, Valamir.

7/24/2007 jasonm: Product Updates
[i]The Roach Returns[/i] is back from the printers (for the second time!) and looks great.  It'll premier at Gen Con and be available through IPR soon after.  This is a…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

7/24/2007 DrelPryn: Post Ruin RPG Game Intro - What are your thoughts?
Currently I have created a Post-ruin RPG based dark scifi gaming world tentatively coined "Forsaken"; the name best describes those who remain on the distant world. Here is the link…
In First Thoughts
Participants: DrelPryn, Noon, Chris_Chinn, Ron Edwards.

7/24/2007 Primordia: [sic] Why did they leave us.
Okay, im trying to jump into the contest as well ( in the last minute ) I will take the following set. SET D Setting: sword-and-sorcery/cyberpunk. Theme: religious conversion/flight-of-fancy story.…
In Endeavor
Participants: Primordia, Reprobus, ja-prozac, Chainsaw Aardvark, Filip Luszczyk, anders_larsen, Vulpinoid, Lobo.

7/24/2007 JC: [DITV] Escalating (quick rules question)
hi :) a quick question about escalating I understand that you can escalate from any arena to any arena (clarified here on the forum) so starting out with shooting and…
In lumpley games
Participants: JC, Gaerik, Filip Luszczyk, Valamir, lumpley.

7/24/2007 multi: Need a contact form
Hello, I need a contact form on my website, that will send to my email address what the visitor enter in the form fields. The problem is that I can't…
In Site Discussion
Participants: multi, greyorm.

7/24/2007 Gaerik: [PTA] Story game skillz are hard.
So I got to play PTA for the first time at Go Play Southeast this weekend.  I had an excellent time.  The players were me and Lindsey (a young lady…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gaerik, dikaiosunh, jasonm, GreatWolf, LeSingeSavant, Sydney Freedberg.

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.

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 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: [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 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.

7/23/2007 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.

7/23/2007 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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7/24/2007 Matt Snyder: What is the [sic] prefix?
I'm probably missing something wildly obvious, but what does the prefix signify? At first I thought it the acronym of a game, but then see that it's posted by…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Matt Snyder, Ben Lehman.

7/24/2007 drnuncheon: [Mechaton] Unintentional Rules Drift/Damage variant
So I introduced some unintentional rules drift into the Mechaton games at the con this weekend - specifically, that white dice could be lost whenever the defender wanted (instead of…
In lumpley games
Participants: drnuncheon.

7/24/2007 Hans: The Struggle, and the aspects on each side
I think these are very simple questions, and I am embarrassed that I cannot find the answers in the book: * Other than giving a thematic center for a session…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Hans, Eero Tuovinen, Michael S. Miller.

7/25/2007 Starblade: A few people may have done this type of game before but I'll take my shot at it.
I am currently in the process of creating a game which is similar to most trading card games but with the exception that it is played on a chess board.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Starblade, FzGhouL, Narmical, David Artman.

7/25/2007 Iraku: Nature vs modern society rpg
this game is pretty well played like DND but with a couple tweaks. Tweaks below 1. you get to pick from eight classes and races 2. nature is good aligned,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Iraku, Ron Edwards.

7/25/2007 Spinachcat: Gateway 2007 in Los Angeles needs GMs!!
We need GMs for Gateway 2007at The Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel.  The convention happens over Labor Day weekend August 31-September 3, 2007.  We expect over 1000 attendees for more…
In Conventions
Participants: Spinachcat.

7/25/2007 zakueins: Sci-Fi RPG Concept
I've been working on a concept that's been banging around my head for a while. Some notes in no particular order- *The game is "Traveller Lite"-the political blocs that would…
In First Thoughts
Participants: zakueins, Chris_Chinn, contracycle, Capulet, Vulpinoid, brainwipe.

7/25/2007 The Groog: Brilliant Idea
I've benn looking for something like Mortal Coil for years. It looks brilliant. 2 questions though: How unobtrusive are the rules, do they fade into the background, or is…
In Galileo Games
Participants: The Groog, inthisstyle, GB Steve, Yokiboy, Dustin of the Dead.

7/25/2007 GreatWolf: An early Dirty Secrets endorsement
Gerald Cameron (aka Linnaeus) writes about Dirty Secrets and has some very good things to say. In the interest of full disclosure, he did edit the book, but, as he…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, ynnen.

7/25/2007 MJGraham: [Bile] Reviewers Wanted
I'm looking for someone to review my ever so short roleplaying game called Bile. You can download it here for free: http://www.lulu.com/content/1045384. Bile is an unplesant game for emotionally immature…
In Connections
Participants: MJGraham.

7/25/2007 Filip Luszczyk: System in a Can Entries
This is the submissions thread for System in a Can Design Challenge. Final versions of your entries go here. The deadline is Sunday 29th July. Once you're done with your…
In Endeavor
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, craigp, anders_larsen, Vulpinoid, Chainsaw Aardvark, ja-prozac, Primordia.

7/25/2007 seawolf69: MACE 2007 getting geared up
Hey all, As some of you already know, we love having you guys represented at MACE.  I am just posting here to remind you guys it's coming in November, we…
In Conventions
Participants: seawolf69, Andy Kitkowski, Technocrat13, jasonm.

7/25/2007 Hans: [Dirty Secrets] Too late playtest in Ontario
Hello: Josh, Liz, Piers, and I decided, as sort of an afterthought, to playtest Dirty Secrets one in our last gaming session as a group (Josh and Liz are off…
In Playtesting
Participants: Hans, GreatWolf, jaw6.

7/25/2007 JC: [DITV] Looking for a player for this Sunday
hey :) I'm playing Dogs via IRC this Sunday with a friend, and we'd like an extra player we'll be playing from 14:30 to 20:30 GMT if you're interested, give…
In lumpley games
Participants: JC, damiller.

7/25/2007 Matt Wilson: As a Matter of Fact I Will Be at Gen Con!
As of today Dog-eared Designs is officially signed to participate at the Ashcan Front. I'm not sure why Paul asked for a vial of blood, but whatever, he didn't say…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson, Valamir, Snarls-at-Fleas, paulie.

7/25/2007 Melinglor: [DitV] Narrativist Blueballs
A couple of weeks ago, I GMed my first Dogs town. Well, half of it, anyway. Which is all I'm gonna get. Which is frustrating. Maybe I should back up…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, Web_Weaver, Alan, JC, jasonm, lumpley, GregStolze, Ron Edwards, Filip Luszczyk, FredGarber, Noon.

7/26/2007 preludetotheend: Vision Impared and indie's place in the market.
[size=15pt]I think that one of our greatest abilities as small time press's to gain an edge in sales on larger companies is our focus. Larger companies focus on the largest…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, Primordia, MatrixGamer, jasonm, Andy Kitkowski.

7/26/2007 MJGraham: [Defiance] Wrath of the Ahriman (very long first post)
This is my first ever time doing an actual play post. I hope I do it right. A little background: it's the fifth a final session of a story set…
In Actual Play
Participants: MJGraham.

7/26/2007 SteveCaruso: Review Request: Amalgam: A Diceless Roleplaying System
Hello everyone. I'm looking for people who would be willing to review or comment on Amalgam: A Diceless Roleplaying System. Amalgam's fairly unique in that character creation consists of picking…
In Connections
Participants: SteveCaruso.

7/26/2007 MJGraham: [Defiance] Play Testers Wanted
[center]'I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss, and, in their struggle to be truly free, in their triumphs and defeats, through many years to…
In Connections
Participants: MJGraham.

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