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9/13/2007 xenopulse: Beast Hunters - The First Six Months
Hi there, In the past, I've always greatly appreciated posts by indie publishers who've shared their experiences and numbers. It's helped me greatly to see how things are working out…
In Publishing
Participants: xenopulse, lighthouse, Artanis, oliof, Jake Richmond, iago.

9/13/2007 SaintandSinner: More historical play
I would like to run this game for some young teens in a more 'historical' mode.  Specifically I would like to elimate the 'root doctor' spells and definitive evidence of…
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: SaintandSinner, C.W.Richeson, Parthenia.

9/13/2007 Ken: Presenting rules: Bullets vs Paragraphs
Hi- I've been playtesting Ten-Cent Heroes for a few weeks now and have run into an issue with walk-up gamers. While running the demos I'll have someone come up and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ken, Hituro, Vulpinoid, preludetotheend, tex, FLEB.

9/13/2007 preludetotheend: Decent hosting hard to find?
I am faced with a dilemma as a test version of my game draws near I am not sure where to host my site. The problem is I want a…
In Connections
Participants: preludetotheend, David Artman, TwoCrows, xenopulse, Clay.

9/13/2007 angelfromanotherpin: [Hero's Banner]
First time playing Hero's banner tonight.  Lots of good fun. I was GM to two players, none of us had played the game before.  I have considerable experience with indie…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Tim C Koppang.

9/13/2007 Archer5280: [DitV] Relationships between PCs
This may very well be covered in another thread, but my search fu is weak, so here goes... What's the stance on taking relationships between PCs? What if two PCs…
In lumpley games
Participants: Archer5280, Eliarhiman6, JC, lumpley.

9/13/2007 Paka: [Shock:] The Collections Agent, the President of Earth and the Revolutionary
I knew that my roommates, Bret and Jeff (not Jeff "Sons of Kryos" Lower, a different Jeff) would be down for some Shock:, a game I was eager to play…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, nikola, Bret Gillan, xenopulse, drnuncheon, Yokiboy.

9/12/2007 JustinB: Source material for Fae Noir games
Let's make a list of suggested source material to inspire Fae Noir adventures/stories. For me, the best noir author is definitely Raymond Chandler, so anything by him is okay with…
In Green Fairy Games
Participants: JustinB, Ron Edwards, thornlord, katonahtr.

9/12/2007 Ron Edwards: Sight design: we're monkeying around a bit
Hi guys, Vincent and I are modifying the look and use of the site a little bit. Some of these have been discussed by Clinton and me for a while,…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/12/2007 Garvey: DRYH Die Roller
I'm starting to play in a DRYH Play-by-Post game (there seem to be a bunch right now that are starting up), and the die rolling for it seemed a bit…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Garvey, iago.

9/12/2007 lighthouse: Newsies
I am considering writing a game on newsies, my idea is to use an hypothetical city inspired on 1890s  NYC, London and Paris (and maybe Venice). Character should be young…
In First Thoughts
Participants: lighthouse, tex, Ben Lehman, VoidDragon, phatonin, jasonm, Ken.

9/12/2007 Simons: [Game X or Escape from Illeria] Call for Playtesters
Hey all, Escape from Illeria (or Game X, haven’t quite decided yet) is approaching a state of doneness, though I probably still have a lot to go.  I think I’ve…
In Connections
Participants: Simons.

9/12/2007 agony: Dogs with less dice
Vincent, I recall an old post of yours (over a year ago, maybe even two) where you stated that one thing you would change about DitV would be the starting…
In lumpley games
Participants: agony, lumpley, Filip Luszczyk, Web_Weaver.

9/12/2007 c: Geek.Kon - Madison Wisconsin
Geek.Kon is taking place on October 6th through 7th. It's a first attempt at a local convention that is being put on by UW-Madison students. It's free of charge this…
In Conventions
Participants: c, Matt-M-McElroy.

9/11/2007 jburneko: Misunderstood: The RPG
So the other day, Mr. Joshua Bishop-Roby described by design aesthetic as "Emo-Punk."  While it's true I like my games emotionally bleak and taxing and I don't think of them…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jburneko, Adam Dray.

9/11/2007 Meguey: [Galactic] Character creation for Seb's new game!
Sebastian is 10, almost 11. He's read Galactic about 5 times since he found it on the couch when Vincent returned from GenCon 07. He said casually last week that…
In Playtesting
Participants: Meguey, Emily Care, Matt Wilson, lumpley.

9/11/2007 Meguey: Intertwined, a game of lives and lovers
If I put it up here, I'll write it, right?
In Night Sky Games
Participants: Meguey, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, David Artman, matthijs, Nathan Herrold.

9/11/2007 GreatWolf: [Bliss Stage] Jude gets better, plus alien tentacles!
…incoming transmission … … Peoria Resistance Group… Bliss Stage makes me think of this. Broadcast Archive:  Saved through childbearing Love and violence in Peoria Last week sometime, my…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Marhault, Gabrielle, pfischer, Ben Lehman.

9/11/2007 Elliott: [Reaper Beauties] Giving your Heart to a Hungry Ghost - for the Family's Honor
First playtest of my first decent game, and it went great! My friends Jen, Alex and Becca entered play of Reaper Beauties - the game of magical girls reaping Hungry…
In Playtesting
Participants: Elliott.

9/10/2007 DrNostromo: Need Artists for To Be King - RPG Strategy
Good day, people I'm currently developing a strategy adventure RPG called To Be King that's sort of a cross between D&D and the hex-based war simulation games. It's been in…
In Connections
Participants: DrNostromo.

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9/13/2007 lighthouse: OK, I payed for PTA using paypal... now what? :)
Did I miss something?
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: lighthouse, Alan.

9/14/2007 matthijs: RPGnet review is up!
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13279.phtml
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: matthijs.

9/14/2007 drnuncheon: Shock 1.1 changes (and reasoning)
I was explaining Shock to a gaming buddy several states away (it's simplicity seems to be very suited for online games) when I went to look up the rules for…
In glyphpress
Participants: drnuncheon, nikola.

9/14/2007 Ed the Hammer: Cinematic FATE
Hello everyone, i'm new around here. I don't really have much experience with Indie games; i've been gaming since I was eleven (now 24), and it's always been more traditional…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Ed the Hammer, iago, oliof.

9/14/2007 rycanada: Universalis Flow Charts
Well, here they are.  This is as far as I'm going to take the concept until I have an actual play session coming up. I hereby pass yon torch to…
In Universalis
Participants: rycanada, Mike Holmes.

9/14/2007 Willow: [Ditv] Town- Zion's Stump
This wasn't written up using the normal town creation rules, but rather a method discussed under my Ethically Neutral Town Creation thread- http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24827.0 If you're in one of my Madison…
In lumpley games
Participants: Willow, Trevis Martin, lumpley.

9/15/2007 rycanada: Cutting to the villains?
In PTA, how do you do a scene where you cut to the villain, he describes a maniacal plot to his crony, and then you cut back?
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: rycanada, jburneko, scottdunphy, Alan, oliof.

9/15/2007 johnnyr: [Candlelight Inn] Playtesters wanted for PbP Storytelling game
Hello! I've fleshed out a storytelling system that i've been working on for a few months, and would love some feedback. Please le me know if you are interested. To…
In Connections
Participants: johnnyr.

9/15/2007 David C: Heavy Damage in Steampunk
In my game it is important to differentiate between regular damage, a sword hitting a steel tank, and "heavy damage," an explosive or enchanted sword hitting a steel tank. I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: David C, stevebarkeruk, Ken, lighthouse, Noon, dindenver, Chris_Chinn, Vulpinoid, preludetotheend.

9/15/2007 Graham Walmsley: I'd like a photo of a burning d20
It's to use as a book cover, so it'd need to look good. Preferably against a black background. An actual photo would be great. If not, a Photoshop thing might…
In Connections
Participants: Graham Walmsley.

9/15/2007 preludetotheend: Struggling for a balance
As I am pushing onward with my game I have the concept and such all completely sketched out I am just very stuck on of the more key things…resolution. I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: preludetotheend, Ken, VoidDragon, Chris_Chinn, Valamir, Creatures of Destiny.

9/15/2007 rafael: [Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium] New edition, lessons learned
The first edition of Dread (Pandemonium) was published in 2002. The printer that I used charged me $1300 to print 100 copies, which I sold through my web site (mostly…
In Publishing
Participants: rafael.

9/15/2007 rycanada: Producerless games?
Has anyone (besides Ronaldo at the Story Games forum) has played PTA without a producer?
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: rycanada, lighthouse, scottdunphy, twilight, Pyromancer, Eero Tuovinen, Yokiboy, Filip Luszczyk.

9/15/2007 contracycle: SW D6 Dogfights: Chase-Catch-Kill
SW D6 Dogfights: Chase-Catch-Kill This is a system designed to resolve small group dogfights in the original D6 version of the Star Wars RPG.  I have never liked the existing…
In Actual Play
Participants: contracycle, Valamir.

9/15/2007 Sane: [Contest] Reinvention 2007 RPG Design Competition Underway!
After much deliberation and cogitation, I have finally decided to organise a new RPG writing challenge. Think you've got what it takes to revitalise a boring concept that's been done…
In Endeavor
Participants: Sane, Vulpinoid, Peter Nordstrand.

9/16/2007 Eric J. Boyd: [The Committee] An Optional Rule for Using Desires
During development of The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries I tinkered with an optional rule for using character desires that didn't find its way into the final text. That…
In Eric J. Boyd Designs
Participants: Eric J. Boyd.

9/16/2007 TomTitTot: Early game idea, but: Avoiding Derivation?
I've been feeling somewhat inspired to finally try designing an RPG I've had kicking around in my head for a few months. Right now it's extremely sketchy but here's what…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TomTitTot, Ken, Chris_Chinn, David C, RobNJ.

9/16/2007 rycanada: Card-based
I did the search and read the old thread on this, but I have a different idea for making Coins and Dice into cards. Here's the deal:  Facedown cards are…
In Universalis
Participants: rycanada, twilight, Valvorik, Mike Holmes.

9/16/2007 rafael: Fantasy Ballbreaker
Okay, I started working on my new game, which I've decided to call Fantasy Ballbreaker (FB). At least, for now. I'm hoping to get some criticism and feedback on this…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rafael, Chris_Chinn, Eero Tuovinen.

9/16/2007 Troels: [TSoY] Trained by a Master
Greetings unto you, Hidden Masters of TSoY! I'm tinkering with a campaign idea for TSoY, and I'm having a little trouble with the Transcendence mechanic. I get the concept and…
In CRN Games
Participants: Troels, Clinton R. Nixon.

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