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8/19/2007 JC: [Roach] First person narration
hi :) just played The Roach, and it was the first time for all of us so I'm curious: how much first-person narration do you usually get with this game?…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: JC, jasonm.

8/19/2007 JC: [Roach] First game!
Tried the Roach today with two friends. I was the only who’d read the game before playing, and also the only one who’d had any experience with GM-less RPGs. We…
In Actual Play
Participants: JC, Graham Walmsley, jasonm.

8/19/2007 Blackguard25: Intro
Greetings I'm Barry Kester I'm new to this site I was wondering how I can show my work to other people. I call my system the Hero Muncher System.  I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Blackguard25, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, brainwipe.

8/18/2007 DannyM: Collaboration?
Hey Guys,   I just wanted to put this out there. I am an Illustrator who is developing his own game at the moment. But in the meantime I wouldnt…
In Connections
Participants: DannyM.

8/18/2007 DannyM: Collaboration?
Hey Guys,   I just wanted to put this out there. I am an Illustrator who is developing his own game at the moment. But in the meantime I wouldnt…
In First Thoughts
Participants: DannyM, VoidDragon, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2007 KeithBVaughn: Now What??? Questions for PDF Publishers
I've finally finished writing my game: "Planets of Peril." Now I want to get it into shape to sell as a pdf and I find myself with more questions than…
In Publishing
Participants: KeithBVaughn, Jake Richmond, xenopulse, GMSkarka, Ron Edwards, Clay.

8/18/2007 pfischer: [Polaris] Deaths in the Senate
And so it was that I finally got around to try playing Polaris, more or less by coincidence. I bought the game a while ago, but along with a bunch…
In Actual Play
Participants: pfischer, Paul T, Ben Lehman.

8/18/2007 5niper9: [Sorcerer] In Utero - GO!
We played "In Utero". We, in this context, refers to our "Indie game group" (look for other actual play texts by "5niper9" for more infos) plus another player who had…
In Actual Play
Participants: 5niper9, Ron Edwards.

8/18/2007 JoystickJunkies: Starblazer Adventures cover and sales sheet posted!
We've just posted the book cover for Starblazer Adventures RPG at http://www.starblazeradventures.com along with the sell sheet that's being handed out at Gen Con at the moment (in case…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: JoystickJunkies, Lord_Steelhand.

8/18/2007 JoystickJunkies: Starblazer Adventures Cover & Info
We've just posted the book cover for Starblazer Adventures RPG at http://www.starblazeradventures.com along with the sell sheet that's being handed out at Gen Con at the moment (in case you…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JoystickJunkies.

8/18/2007 The Groog: NPC Support Characters
Not having actually run a game yet, I could be wrong here but... Aside from making up NPC's on the fly, to deal with an unprepared situaton, I get the…
In Galileo Games
Participants: The Groog, inthisstyle.

8/18/2007 Simons: Party creation that favors specialization
Dear Forgers, I’ve been working on my game (previously called Game X, now I’m thinking Escape From Illeria, what do you think?).  I am probably almost to the point of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simons, VoidDragon, Age of Fable, John Kirk, Vulpinoid.

8/17/2007 gmscotch: Mutants and Masterminds 52 Pick-up
    Greetings....       So I am brand new here (don't beat me up too much) and I am brand new to GM'ing a Mutants and Masterminds group.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: gmscotch, phatonin, Noon.

8/17/2007 comicalman: Playtesters needed for Detective/Superhero PC RPG
I am looking to recruit a few good playtesters.  As I am new to the forums, I suppose I am past some of the early design questions. However, I am…
In Connections
Participants: comicalman.

8/17/2007 phatonin: Please allow me to introduce myself...
I've skimmed through The Forge and couldn't find a thread for my-name-is-my-feats-are... Polite people introduce themselves and feel awkward at posting for the first time in a forum without doing…
In Site Discussion
Participants: phatonin, Ron Edwards.

8/17/2007 SpinachBaron: Romance, love, friendship - emotional stuff
This would be my first post on Forge then, which is why I am still a bit unsure about whether this is the right place to post this. Anyway, my…
In First Thoughts
Participants: SpinachBaron, anders_larsen, KeithBVaughn, VoidDragon, Eliarhiman6, preludetotheend, Capulet, Noon, Justin Nichol - BFG, Meguey, TonyLB.

8/17/2007 The Dragon Master: [MURPG] Marvel Mysteries - Session 2
The first post for this "campaign" is located here. This is being run in a very episodic manner (which is to say that each adventure begins when they are presented…
In Actual Play
Participants: The Dragon Master, FredGarber.

8/16/2007 rycanada: Something I always wanted to do but couldn't find the system for
I always wanted to run a campaign - not just a one-shot - where the players and I could take the roles of deity-like beings and build a campaign world. …
In First Thoughts
Participants: rycanada, Vulpinoid, Justin Nichol - BFG, Eliarhiman6, Primordia, David Artman.

8/16/2007 Sovem: Damage: Nobilis + numbers = what?
I've been thinking about damage systems a lot lately, and how to do them differently than the standard HP model. I like damage to still be damage; that is, if…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sovem, Vulpinoid.

8/16/2007 VoidDragon: [ERA d6] Mutaiji - Dark Neolithic Demon Hunting (Long Post)
Okay, I've truncated the name of my system, which I've been calling AVERA, to just "ERA d6."  I say d6 because I've been working on other mechanics, and a second…
In First Thoughts
Participants: VoidDragon, Justin Nichol - BFG, Vulpinoid, Abkajud, Ron Edwards.

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8/20/2007 Eliarhiman6: Sorcerer & Sword character sheets
Hi!! Does anybody have a printable character sheet specific to "Sorcerer & Sword"? (with "Past" instead of "Cover" for example)
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, angelfromanotherpin, Thermight.

8/20/2007 hix: Where can I find Bliss Stage character sheets?
Hi Ben, I'm reading Ignition Stage right now. Very exciting. I'm gunna pitch my group a game of it tomorrow night. I just checked the tao games site, and couldn't…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: hix, pfischer, Ben Lehman.

8/20/2007 TomTancredi: PhilCon and a General "Thank you for the great experience at GenCon!"
Hi folks, Just wanted to say thanks to all the Game Designers, Publishers, GMs and Artists for the tremendous experience at the Forge Booth at GenCon. I tried to play…
In Conventions
Participants: TomTancredi, inthisstyle, Omnius, Mel_White.

8/20/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [Illumination] Memeplexes & Mindfucking
I've ran another playtest of Illumination yesterday, with Kamil as the player. The session wasn't long, but it gave us quite a blast fun-wise. The game had exactly the right…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

8/20/2007 Nev the Deranged: Bliss Stage Fantasy?
So, Bliss Stage was the first game I demoed at GenCon, and also my first purchase of the con. As a result, I was thinking about it whenever I wasn't…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Skywalker, Ben Lehman.

8/20/2007 Limejello: Hi...please don't kill me
Hi I've fallen in love with this site so before I post I just want to say hi is Bobby, I'm from NY I'm 25 years old and I want…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Limejello, SpinachBaron, Noon, Vulpinoid, tj333, Justin Nichol - BFG, David C, Ron Edwards, jasonm.

8/20/2007 Eliarhiman6: The misleading First Thoughts...
Hi! I am posting this to suggest changing the name of the "first thoughts" sub-forum. Why? Because most of the web forums have a "welcome, present yourself" area for new…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Eliarhiman6, David Artman, Limejello, lumpley, M. J. Young, Ron Edwards, Filip Luszczyk, David C.

8/20/2007 SaintandSinner: Help
I just bought LoA from the Forge Booth at GenCon.  You had just left though and no one there could run a demo.  Having gone through the book twice I'm…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: SaintandSinner, GreatWolf, Marhault.

8/21/2007 Skywalker: Final Act question
First, congrats on such a great game. One question I have is with Final Act. There are two missions. However, I am unsure on what the expectation is on how…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Skywalker, hix, Ben Lehman.

8/21/2007 Eldrad: NOVEL RPG: The Olde Realm
Well my setting the Olde Realm (See past post but ignore all rule sections)  was the setting for the first playtest of the NOVEL RPG (See first thoughts)system. I will…
In Playtesting
Participants: Eldrad.

8/21/2007 Joe: The Game Development Kit (a game design tool) (split)
Hi YeGoblinQueenne, I have stumbled upon your GDK and was struck by it because I have also considered making kind of a Framework for RPGs. Nice work indeed! I thought…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Joe, Ron Edwards.

8/21/2007 MatrixGamer: Gen Con - How did it go for everyone?
Time to share your experiences and thoughts. I'm putting this in the publishing section because this would be for people who were there selling. First off I want to say…
In Publishing
Participants: MatrixGamer, jasonm, JustinB.

8/21/2007 JC: Indie summer!
Here’s some stuff I learned this summer. Part of my reason for posting is that it makes me write these things down, which in turn helps me understand them better.…
In Actual Play
Participants: JC, Ron Edwards.

8/21/2007 baron samedi: [New 'Noir' Game] Wondering about a core conflict-resolution system
Hi everybody, I'm in the creative process of trying to develop a one-shot RPG/campaign (somewhat like The Mountain Witch or Puppetland) in a  "Noir/Police Investigation" genre with a theme about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: baron samedi, Capulet, Mike Sugarbaker, anders_larsen, Justin Nichol - BFG.

8/21/2007 Neil the Wimp: [Capes] Who owns what, and why keep characters?
I'm trying to get my head around Capes and how all the resources flow around.  My understanding is that Debt is owned by the character, while Story Tokens and Inspirations…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Neil the Wimp, oreso, Hans, TonyLB.

8/21/2007 TwoCrows: Exhibitor Questions
Hey Forgites, Can anyone let some light under my rock concerning a few details surrounding the role of Exhibitor at gaming cons? 1) Booth Help – What sorts of compensation…
In Conventions
Participants: TwoCrows, Ron Edwards.

8/21/2007 Joe: Generic Framework of an RPG Game
Hi fellow RPGists, I am thinking about creating a Framework to contain the basic parts of a Roleplaying Game (tabletop for my part, for I am not willing to design…
In Actual Play
Participants: Joe, Ron Edwards, Filip Luszczyk, Paul T.

8/21/2007 Meguey: [Poison'd] Not quite outrunning the King's ships
Vincent, Emily and I sat down to play Vincent's new game, <a href="http://goplaynow.org/?p=14">Poison'd</a>. This was awhile back, so I can't give you the exact names and sins of my pirate,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Meguey, Piers Brown.

8/21/2007 wunderllama: [Poison'd] Question about ship combat escalation
I had some questions after the demo of Poison’d that I played at GenCon about the ship-to-ship combat. When we played the demo and started out at pursuit, we seemed…
In lumpley games
Participants: wunderllama, lumpley, rafial.

8/21/2007 Denise: Let's hear it for the Summer Revolution!
Way to rock the vote, Fred.  Congratuations on your well-deserved win!  Considering that you were going up against publishers who had probably ten times more of a market share than…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, iago, jasonm.

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