Previous Topics 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 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.
9/14/2007 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.
9/14/2007 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 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 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 matthijs: RPGnet review is up! http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13279.phtml In Stone Baby Games Participants: matthijs.
9/13/2007 lighthouse: OK, I payed for PTA using paypal... now what? :) Did I miss something? In Dog Eared Designs Participants: lighthouse, Alan.
9/13/2007 Willow: Ethically Neutral Town Creation? So, Dogs has it as a given that the players are the arbiter of morality right? Yet in town creation, the GM passes judgement on a whole bunch of NPCs-… In lumpley games Participants: Willow, Danny_K, JC, Valamir, Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.
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.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 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.
9/16/2007 Shane Boone: iChat Universalis I recently started playing Universalis with my wife and son and I love the game. I am thinking of playing using iChat on a Mac, but have a couple of… In Universalis Participants: Shane Boone, demiurgeastaroth, Trevis Martin, Mike Holmes.
9/16/2007 John Kirk: [soacs] Skimpy RPG
In this thread, migo issued a challenge:
Make a character sheet for a new system, that anyone familiar with RPG conventions could pick it up, write… In Endeavor Participants: John Kirk, Vulpinoid, Filip Luszczyk.
9/17/2007 Dustin of the Dead: Firefly: After Miranda After being VERY disappointed with the RPG for "Serenity," my rpg group wants me to run a Firefly game using PTA. I own the game, but have not run it… In Dog Eared Designs Participants: Dustin of the Dead, Eliarhiman6, Alan, Matt Wilson, Valamir.
9/17/2007 GreatWolf: Dirty Secrets is back in stock For those of you waiting with bated breath, Dirty Secrets is now back in stock at Indie Press Revolution. In Dark Omen Games Participants: GreatWolf, Artanis.
9/17/2007 Filip Luszczyk: [Raspberry Heaven] All About Friendsheep I playtested, or maybe rather crashtested, Ewen Cluney's Raspberry Heaven with Jacek and Kamil yesterday. The game is pretty interesting and we've been curious how it works. I believe it… In Playtesting Participants: Filip Luszczyk, ja-prozac.
9/17/2007 UNATCO: A Pre-Game Questionnaire Hello guys and gals,
I've lurked here for a few months and registered a few days ago. I've decided to design a system more or less from scratch, borrowing a… In First Thoughts Participants: UNATCO, Noon, Vulpinoid, davidberg, dindenver.
9/17/2007 jporrett: [The Emperor's Heart] Questions and Comments Hey Chris,
I plan on doing some more play-testing, probably next week, and I had a few questions and comments on the <a href="http://bankuei.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/the-emperors-heart-rules-update/">rule changes</a>.
1) Goals/Stakes: I guess I'm… In Playtesting Participants: jporrett, Chris_Chinn.
9/17/2007 preludetotheend: Petals in the Wind (split from Struggling for a balance) Ok first off this thread started here http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=ugn9il9amtf8ma66ggcmdhkbo2lfb268&topic=24840.0 however due to the fact that I very, very poorly organized the previous thread it seemed to be causing more confusion to… In First Thoughts Participants: preludetotheend, Vulpinoid, lighthouse.
9/18/2007 Solamasa: [Grey Ranks] Feh! You mean nothing to me! I’ve been delinquent in typing up my Grey Ranks summaries for my group (q.v. Playtest over Skype). This is not really due to procrastination (although I’m certainly a… In Actual Play Participants: Solamasa, segedy, jasonm, ironick, FruitSmack!, Bret Gillan, wunderllama, FredGarber, travisfarber.
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