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9/2/2007 jporrett: [The Emperor's Heart] Love and Death in the Imperial City
I got a chance to sit down and do a bit of playtesting of "The Emperor's Heart" this weekend.  It was at my friend's house and there was much gaming…
In Playtesting
Participants: jporrett, Chris_Chinn, ejh, dvandyke23.

9/2/2007 JC: [One Can Have Her] First game!
I GMed “One Can Have Her” yesterday for two friends, M and P. Going in, their indie game experience was limited to a single DITV game I ran for them…
In Actual Play
Participants: JC, Jonas Karlsson, Ron Edwards.

9/2/2007 Graham Walmsley: [Polaris] Question about Moon statement
Ben, apologies if you've answered this before. In our Polaris PBP game, a Moon has made a statement that I, as the Heart, naturally want to respond to by saying…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Ben Lehman, Garvey, Web_Weaver, yellowparis, Tanda.

9/2/2007 Falc: Donjon issues
Last Thursday I started GM'ing some Donjon sessions to fil in a gap between campaigns. It was the group's first time playing Donjon, mine as well, and while we had…
In CRN Games
Participants: Falc, The Dragon Master.

9/1/2007 Michael S. Miller: [WGP...] Cosmic Zap @ GenCon
On Saturday night at the Embassy Suites, we played With Great Power... The players were Paul Czege, Ralph Mazza, Kat Miller, Ron Edwards, and me. Ron had requested the game…
In Actual Play
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

8/31/2007 5niper9: [Vampire/Sorcerer] Go for the premise!
Hi, I just remembered a Vampire:Dark Ages game in which I participated exactly 5 months ago. I had little experience with indie games and ran Dogs on a Con. We…
In Actual Play
Participants: 5niper9, Danny_K.

8/31/2007 Elliott: [Reaper Beauties] Open Playtesting Call [Was Magical Psychopomp Guardians]
[center][b]Your good friend Kan-chan died once. She was once the princess Kwan-Yin of China, Who defied her father, The King, who's heart was held by a Hungry Ghost, And was…
In Connections
Participants: Elliott.

8/31/2007 Ron Edwards: [Beast Hunters] Two times!
Hello, Tim Koppang and Chris and I went down to my basement for some Beast Hunting. We swiftly created some scarred bad-ass type characters; there was a kind of driven,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, rafial, xenopulse, Noon.

8/31/2007 chris_moore: [Mortal Coil] First Theme Document
After a cool GenCon demo with Brennan (I made Pluto cry!!) we want to play Mortal Coil.  Here's our first theme document.  What's missing?  Is anything over-developed? Tone:  What's the…
In Galileo Games
Participants: chris_moore, inthisstyle.

8/31/2007 Clay: Looking to split a web hosting server
I have a couple of websites that I'm currently hosting on my home machine.  I want to change that situation, and I'd like to move those sites to a virtual…
In Connections
Participants: Clay, Eero Tuovinen.

8/31/2007 error808: correct scale of accuracy?
Hi what I am doing is having ideal conditions then adding on tierdness, suppression fire, experience of solider etc to find out the probability of a hit ie Officer hitting…
In First Thoughts
Participants: error808, Chris_Chinn, Noon, Vulpinoid, Ron Edwards, contracycle, dindenver.

8/31/2007 Jonas Karlsson: [One Can Have Her] The End of the Rope
When I visited my old university for a re-exam I took the opportunity to play <a href="http://jonasferry.com/roleplaying-games/one-can-have-her/">One Can Have Her</a>, as a player and not game master. I recommend everyone…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jonas Karlsson, thark, Noon, Ron Edwards, Anders, Peter Nordstrand.

8/31/2007 dikaiosunh: [Sorcerer/Electric Ghosts] Lester Wachlowski's No Good, Very Bad Day
Last Saturday, we (finally, it seems!) had our first session of my Electric Ghosts (Sorcerer) game. The characters were: John (Kirt): A socially awkward NASA programmer in love with Cheryl…
In Actual Play
Participants: dikaiosunh, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Adam Dray, pfischer.

8/30/2007 Yokiboy: [TSoY] 1-on-1 Play - Divorcing TSoY from Near and other questions
Hello, We're about to play some TSoY for the first time. The game will have me SG'ing and just one player. Our weekly RPG group normally consists of four participants,…
In CRN Games
Participants: Yokiboy, Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon, Gaerik, hix.

8/30/2007 wunderllama: Looking for playtesters for Thou Art But A Warrior
I'm currently looking for people to help playtest Thou Art But A Warrior - a setting hack of Polaris written for the setting design contest back in December. Thou Art…
In Connections
Participants: wunderllama.

8/30/2007 Mandrake: [DitV]Follow on conflicts & Injuries
We've just finished a session with the Dogs dealing with some children gone very bad. The last scene took place in the school house. One of the dogs was facing…
In lumpley games
Participants: Mandrake, zornwil.

8/30/2007 Emily Care: [spontaneous system] rocking in at GenCon
We wrote a new game at GenCon--right there at the table at Embassy Suites--that let us seriously rock in. I'm looking at the artifacts of this game: Four green sticky…
In Playtesting
Participants: Emily Care, Jonathan Walton, Blankshield.

8/30/2007 Temple: Stillwater Branch. My first DitV town; Ive created a monster!
So I was sitting at work today with the book in front of me, and I realised I wanted to try my hands at making a town. Id never tried…
In lumpley games
Participants: Temple, JC, wreckage.

8/30/2007 MartiniPhilosopher: [A Haunted Night] Playtesters invited!
For those interested in play testing the one page, horror genre game A Haunted Night, then Good News! My wonderful wife has posted a page on her site where you…
In Connections
Participants: MartiniPhilosopher.

8/30/2007 Caesar_X: [Best Friends] Hard Times in Loveless Gulch
(cross-posted from S-G) Last night Malcolm Craig visited EndGame in Oakland, and some folks sat down for a pick-up game of Best Friends. This was the first time for all…
In Actual Play
Participants: Caesar_X, Ron Edwards, komradebob, Gregor Hutton.

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9/2/2007 bookchic: Need an Editor?
Hi, All! My husband plays or has played just about every make and model of RPG out there, and one thing we both agree on is that high-level editing is…
In Connections
Participants: bookchic.

9/2/2007 StrongBadMun: Playtesters for Ember
I haven't posted here in a long time ever since I first posted my ideas for my RPG Ember, now I'm back and ready to take one more very important…
In Connections
Participants: StrongBadMun, baragh, Noon.

9/2/2007 Black Armos: [Nine Worlds] Can I still get...
the Player's Kit?  Is this the name of the free players help guide?  Anyway. Just got a few games from Indie Press Revolution and out of all of them, I…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Black Armos, Matt Snyder.

9/2/2007 Levi Kornelsen: Poison'd: Why, now?
So, Vincent, as I understand it, you've built a game in which players are rewarded for doing horrible things, or having horrible things done to them. That is to say,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Levi Kornelsen, lumpley, coffeestain, Valamir, Jye Nicolson, Emily Care, Temple.

9/2/2007 KeithBVaughn: Graphics??? Another Question for PDF Publishers
Hello again all, I'm scanning some of my artwork for "Planets of Peril" and finding the final files large to say the least. I normally scan 300 dpi tiffs so…
In Publishing
Participants: KeithBVaughn, greyorm, Paul Czege.

9/2/2007 merb101: Interview with Nathan P
Wanted to let everyone know, my Origins '07 interview with Nathan has been released as episode 3 of my Review for Initiative podcast. The download site is http://merb101.libsyn.com. Stop on…
In ndp design
Participants: merb101, Nathan P..

9/3/2007 amnesiack: [Bliss Stage] Seattle Central Cell
Most of the players for our regular Wednesday game didn’t show up this week, so Jesse, David, and I started up an impromptu game of Bliss Stage. David opted to…
In Actual Play
Participants: amnesiack, Ben Lehman.

9/3/2007 rycanada: Shut up and Tenet
I finally (finally finally finally) got a physical copy of Universalis (so I don't have to go off of my recollections of others games and a few handouts anymore).  I…
In Universalis
Participants: rycanada, Valamir, Mike Holmes, Valvorik.

9/3/2007 greenknight: [Moebius Adventures] Seeking playtesters for Core Rules book
Hi all... I'm looking for some playtesters for the Core Rules book for the Moebius Adventures Roleplaying System, which is a generic system with cross-genre settings, similar to GURPS in…
In Connections
Participants: greenknight, Vulpinoid.

9/3/2007 Ishmayl: Legal Advice on Creating Particular Web Site
Hey guys, I hope this is the proper forum for this; someone from my website recommended I ask this question over here.  I don't know if you can help me…
In Publishing
Participants: Ishmayl, Ron Edwards.

9/3/2007 scottdunphy: PTA Convention Games
I was introduced to "Primetime Adventures" at Compleat Games in Colorado Springs. They host an Indie RPG Night on the first Sunday of every month. I'd heard of the game…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: scottdunphy, hix, LeSingeSavant.

9/3/2007 Ninetongues: Arch Inverted wants You!
Hello everybody. It's time for Arch Inverted to start its final design run. If You are skilled gamemaker with love for really big and free ideas - I could use…
In Connections
Participants: Ninetongues.

9/3/2007 Hans: Galactic Ashcan: corrections? questions? you be the judge
Hi: As requested, I am providing feedback on the Ashcan Front copy of Galactic I purchased at GenCon.  We'll be playing starting Sept 11, but here are some initial things…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Hans, Matt Wilson, Michael McAleese, Dave Versace, Valamir.

9/3/2007 5niper9: Use of familiar techniques?
Hi there, I know that Capes is different that most other role playing games. We learned this not only in theory (by reading the book) but also by practice. The…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: 5niper9, Gaerik, oreso.

9/4/2007 lumpley: GenCon Poison'd, but you don't get the whole story
Me, Rich, Julia, John, Matt. Some other people watching for some of it, Julie, Ben, Ram. I was the GM. If you weren't at the table with us, then some…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, John Harper, contracycle, Ron Edwards, drnuncheon, wreckage, Parthenia, Matt Wilson, Temple.

9/4/2007 Matt Snyder: [44] Ashcan print edition now available for sale online
The ashcan edition of 44: A Game of Automatic fear is now available for purchase via PayPal for $14 + $4.95 S/H for all orders. Visit the 44 page to…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Darcy Burgess, Dustin of the Dead, tonyd.

9/4/2007 TwoCrows: Poison Pages
Forgites, Concerning Traditional vs. Indie Publishing Models, and/or ethics, and in reference to this thread: For the sake of enlightenment, and posterity, I’d be interested to read people’s latest takes…
In Publishing
Participants: TwoCrows, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades, Jonathan Walton, Pelgrane, David Artman, iago, xenopulse, Vulpinoid, MatrixGamer, ryand.

9/4/2007 Eric Harris: General Introduction
Hello all, My name is Eric Harris and I'm currently working on a crime-themed RPG entitled Grift. First off, 'grift' is an old slang term referring to money earned dishonestly…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Eric Harris, Noon.

9/4/2007 JasonWalters: Can Anyone Wholeheartedly Recommend A POD Printer For me?
I would like to be put in contact with a decent POD printer… if there is such a thing! I've got a pretty good idea of who NOT to use……
In Publishing
Participants: JasonWalters, Eero Tuovinen, iago, Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Paul Czege, Nathan P., Valamir, Capulet, nikola.

9/4/2007 Brendan Day: [Agon] defensive dice for minions who gang up
I played the game a few months ago and loved it.  I'll be running an island at some point in the future, and I'm not sure how many defensive dice…
In one.seven design
Participants: Brendan Day, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

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