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8/23/2007 TomTancredi: I want to buy your games and GM them
I'm fairly new to the Indie Community - being closely attached to the Green Fairy Games' "Fae Noir" - and I am amazed by the amount of great games out…
In Connections
Participants: TomTancredi, xenopulse, David Artman.

8/23/2007 Paul Czege: canned heat
At Gen Con The Ashcan Front moved 265 ashcans for feedback and playtesting, across 11 different games. A daily break-down: Thursday: 86 Friday: 40 Saturday: 50 Sunday: 89 Friday was…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Gregor Hutton.

8/23/2007 rylen dreskin: Lee Short's Newsreel mechanic
I recently read a little about the Newsreel mechanic Lee Short has as part of his game "The Star, The Moon, The Cross."    Perhaps my search-fu is weak, but…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rylen dreskin, SpinachBaron.

8/23/2007 Hans: SotC at GenCon
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24632.0]See here for my sessions of SotC at Gencon.[/url]
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Hans, iago.

8/23/2007 Hans: Dust Devils at GenCon
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24632.0]See here for my report on my sessions of Dust Devils at GenCon.[/url]
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Hans, Matt Snyder, 00nothing.

8/23/2007 Iskander: [Gen Con] Ganakagok AP
I ran Ganakagok for Vincent, Ralph, Thor, Tim and Pete. It was fun, but late, but suitably and delightfully mythic. I had to share my new favourite AP: http://www.ajnewman.net/rpgs/ganakagok/ganakagok-ap.png
In Actual Play
Participants: Iskander, Valamir, Emily Care, Bill_White, Frank Tarcikowski, lumpley, Michael S. Miller.

8/23/2007 Hans: [GenCon] Dust Devils, SotC and Grey Ranks; my scheduled GM'ing sessions
I wanted to post a quick summary of all five scheduled sessions I ran at GenCon this year, in case someone may benefit from them.  But before I do, some…
In Actual Play
Participants: Hans, jasonm, segedy, jaw6, Myrmidon.

8/23/2007 Anubisgrrl: Hi! I am an editor looking for freelance work
Hello, I am posting as a result of several conversations at GenCon Indy. A number of people said that they were looking for a good content editor and other editorial…
In Connections
Participants: Anubisgrrl.

8/23/2007 Sovem: Pondering called shots
A lot of games have rules for combatants to make "called shots" on their opponent. They sacrifice a bit of their chance for success in return for the possibility of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sovem, David Artman, Eliarhiman6, xenopulse, Filip Luszczyk, VoidDragon, Noon, contracycle, Age of Fable, TomTancredi, Justin Nichol - BFG, migo, Hereward The Wake, Elizabeth P., dindenver, Morte.

8/23/2007 Nyarly: [Poison'd] Questions
Do I cipher properly that, having completed a pursuit & evasion fight, there's a gap in which the PCs can attempt success checks, with the obvious available fight the next…
In lumpley games
Participants: Nyarly, lumpley, Piers Brown.

8/23/2007 Filip Luszczyk: Ninja Princess Usagi-chan Go!
Bunny ninja princesses will punish you in the name of the Moon! Trained in the Blessed Burrow they travel the land, sent by the Bunny Empress to protect her subjects…
In lumpley games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

8/23/2007 GreatWolf: Dirty Secrets Actual Play
This is the thread where we will post links to actual play reports of Dirty Secrets, be they on the Forge or elsewhere. Here's a thread to start: Dirty Secrets…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, jburneko, Artanis, scottdunphy.

8/23/2007 Ron Edwards: GenCon demos that I ran, 2007
Hello, This thread is about demos I ran at the booth, not counting the demos I merely played in. The latter covered quite a few titles, although not Fae Noir…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.

8/23/2007 Dave Cleaver: Interwoven stories on a related topic
Last night I was struck with an idea. I want to build a game that helps the players to build stories around a common topic. I'm inspired by movies like…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dave Cleaver, nikola.

8/22/2007 jessejesse: Illustrator looking for freelance work...
I am an illustrator and graphic designer looking for freelance work in the gaming industry. I am also a long time gamer. If you would like to take a look…
In Connections
Participants: jessejesse.

8/22/2007 hix: [Bliss Stage] Kilbirnie Resistance Cell
So I got the book on Monday night, read it through, and pitched it to my Tuesday night group as a one-off game (while one of our regular members was…
In Actual Play
Participants: hix, Skywalker, Ben Lehman, GreatWolf.

8/22/2007 Emily Care: [Zombies at the Door]Love Boat Under Seige at GenCon
Hey there, At GenCon I got to experience some of the Finnish madness that is Zombies at the Door. Eero Tuovinen debuted this game this summer at Ropecon, where I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Emily Care, Eero Tuovinen, Blankshield, wunderllama.

8/22/2007 Mandrake: DitV: Spiral Butte branch.
This was my first town, I meant to post it some time ago. Currently working on my second. Enjoy (or not) :) Spiral Butte Branch Spiral Butte is a large…
In lumpley games
Participants: Mandrake, Valamir, wreckage, Web_Weaver.

8/22/2007 GrumpyTroll: Would anyone be interested in playing via IM/IRC?
I'd really like to get a live, weekly game going via IM (AOL, MSN, take your pick) or IRC. I've been playing in PBP games, but PBP doesn't really capture…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: GrumpyTroll, Filip Luszczyk.

8/22/2007 iago: Gen-Con Indie Passport Critiques & Comments
I'm worried that the passport stuff is starting to overtake the GenCon post-mortem thread, so I'm starting this one. Perceptions appear to be in two different camps.  From where I'm…
In Conventions
Participants: iago, Valamir, GreatWolf, Blankshield, inthisstyle, Matt-M-McElroy, Ron Edwards, GB Steve, RobNJ, TonyLB, KeithBVaughn, WildElf, thelostgm, Lisa Padol, Thunder_God.

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8/24/2007 lumpley: Poison'd errata and Q&A
I've just posted a cruel fortune change and some GM techniques on my blog, here, check it out. I welcome questions either here in the lumpley games forum or there…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Valamir, rafial, markus_cz, Temple, Willow, coffeestain, Ignotus, phargle.

8/24/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [DitV] Ninja Princess Usagi-chan Go! Gambate, bunny ninja princesses!
Wednesday, we created the characters and played out initiations for my anthropomorphic ninja magical girls DitV mod, Ninja Princess Usagi-chan. The players were Kamil “What part of bunnyninjaprincess you don't…
In Actual Play
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac, Meguey, Noon, Redone.

8/24/2007 Paul Czege: how to buy the Acts of Evil ashcan
I have some left and just put up a page where you can order one if you'd like: http://www.halfmeme.com/buyevil.html Thanks, Paul
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege.

8/24/2007 Marhault: Lighting a Black Fire
Ron, I’m putting together a game of Black Fire, ‘cause it looks awesome.  Most of the questions I had after reading the text were asked and answered in prior threads. …
In Adept Press
Participants: Marhault, Ron Edwards.

8/24/2007 Parthenia: Actual Play Reports
This is actually a demo report, but thank you Clyde for posting it. Bittersweet. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24603.0
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: Parthenia, hansel.

8/24/2007 Squish: Artist / Illistrator for hire
Hello. You can see my work at http://squish-art.com. I work in various mediums, from ink, acrylic to digital. I've worked on a few RPG books, and am versatile. The images…
In Connections
Participants: Squish.

8/24/2007 hix: [Mechaton] Have you seen this asoblock stuff?
I just saw this article about this building block set that's purpose designed for mechs. A quick google didn't reveal any mention of it in relation to Mechaton. Now I…
In lumpley games
Participants: hix, Eero Tuovinen, Nev the Deranged, Uriel, brew55.

8/25/2007 Mandrake: Evolution of a Dog.
We've been playing Dogs for a while now. It started as a one off, but as a group we've hugely enjoyed it and have played several towns, with three narrators…
In lumpley games
Participants: Mandrake, Web_Weaver.

8/25/2007 wunderllama: [GenCon] Mortal Coil at Games on Demand
At GenCon, I was fortunate enough to get in on a game of Mortal Coil run by Brennan Taylor. I had heard vague things about it previously, but didn’t even…
In Actual Play
Participants: wunderllama, travisfarber, inthisstyle.

8/25/2007 Mandrake: [DitV] - Town help wanted (Jamie, spoilers herein)
Ok, so I'm working on my next town. This one started with the question - What would the Dogs do if the sorcerer was 12? I then added to this…
In lumpley games
Participants: Mandrake, JC.

8/25/2007 Nev the Deranged: [Bliss Stage] - "Real World" question
I read through Ignition Stage, and it looks like it'll take some actually trying it to get a more comprehensive handle on how things work beyond the stuff covered by…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Eero Tuovinen, Skywalker, Mark Woodhouse, Ben Lehman.

8/25/2007 Eero Tuovinen: [Zombies at the Door!] Publishing a boardgame
OK, now that I have a spare moment, here's the story of how I published my indie roleplaying boardgame last month. I'll also discuss the difficulties of repeating the process…
In Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades, hix, Emily Care, MatrixGamer, Veritas Games.

8/25/2007 ja-prozac: [Dirty secrets]Unprintable pdf?
Hi. I have a problem with Dirty Secrets. I like me the game so it's not about rules. I bought the pdf version which is not only ink heavy but…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: ja-prozac, GreatWolf.

8/25/2007 rycanada: Rules Gimmicks for a scribe?
My wife, who loves to host and listen in on games but hates playing them (strange and wonderful at the same time) is very interested in scribing for a game…
In Universalis
Participants: rycanada, Mike Holmes.

8/26/2007 Bill_White: [Nittany Game Invasion] What Would It Take to Get You Here?
So last night my friends Mendel, Shreyas, Gary, and I decided to put together a mini-con of sorts, a conlet if you will: a day-long event on Saturday, Nov. 10,…
In Conventions
Participants: Bill_White, Michael S. Miller, iago, RobNJ.

8/26/2007 Rob Alexander: Dice Question
I'm running TSOY at a con soon, and there's a couple of things I've been confused about for a while that I want to get nailed down for that: 1)…
In CRN Games
Participants: Rob Alexander, Twobirds.

8/26/2007 Sovem: Thinking about a Health mechanic (and an introduction to my system)
So, I've been really stuck on making a damage/health system for my game, but in order to get any advice I should probably share my mechanic with you, first. This…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sovem, VoidDragon, Meguey, xenopulse.

8/26/2007 btrc: Graphic artist recommendation
A graphic artist acquaintance of mine could use some work. Alvin Helms is good, has done game work for a number of companies, and a sample of something he's currently…
In Connections
Participants: btrc, iago.

8/26/2007 Arvidos: Definition of Indie RPGs
I suppose this should have been in the RPG theory forum, but my question concerns the name and description of this site, after all, so here goes: After some confusion…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Arvidos, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6, Eero Tuovinen, Filip Luszczyk, TwoCrows.

8/26/2007 rafael: [Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium] Fight Fire With Firepower
[b]FIGHT FIRE WITH FIREPOWER[/b] On August 23rd, I ran a game of [url=http://www.dread-rpg.com]Dread: The First Book Of Pandemonium[/url] with a bunch of total strangers. Well, except for one guy, this…
In Actual Play
Participants: rafael, Ron Edwards.

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