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9/22/2007 fanflicks: [ Idea ] RPG dealing with Addiction
Hello. I've been exploring an idea regarding a game where the players deal with addiction. The game would focus on the players overcoming their addictions which could take the form…
In First Thoughts
Participants: fanflicks, baragh, Noon, stevebarkeruk, Vulpinoid, dindenver, davidberg, Danny_K.

9/22/2007 Philippe Tromeur: Le regne de Mu / Reign of Mu (a new project)
I've finally opend a blog about my latest project : the development of a Churchwardian Fantasy RPG. No aliens, no magic, no gods, but kewl psionic powerz, wooly rhinos and…
In Endeavor
Participants: Philippe Tromeur, Noon, Filip Luszczyk.

9/21/2007 Ben Lehman: Revenge of the Ninja
So, on Wednesday, I said to Alexis "huh, I've got a really good idea for a mechanic for a ninja game." I wrote it down. Then, on Thursday, I fleshed…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ben Lehman, Emily Care, Eero Tuovinen, contracycle, Dev, Simon C, Noon, Valamir.

9/21/2007 zornwil: Action-Adventure Dogs - Playtesting, Info, Play Experiences...
Well, just lost the post I was starting to write... Anyway, this is a follow-up to something that's been mentioned in this forum before, using Dogs in the Vineyard's core…
In lumpley games
Participants: zornwil, Filip Luszczyk, Valamir.

9/21/2007 Noclue: [Mechaton] Help get me playing Right.
So, I bought mechaton. I'm mostly an RPGer but I have these LEGO Mindstorm sets that are sitting around collecting dust. So I thought Mechaton might be fun. Anyway, I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Noclue, David Artman, lumpley.

9/21/2007 Elliott: The First Reaper Beauties Playtest Report. Now in English.
As requested on Story-Games on the following thread: http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=4302&page=1#Item_0, an actual play thread for Reaper Beauties.  I posted a rather incoherent one before... Could a mod please delete my old…
In Playtesting
Participants: Elliott, Mark Woodhouse.

9/20/2007 maskedwriter: Newbie with ideas!
I've been toying with the idea of making a RPG for some time now. I fell deeper into the idea when I visited a RPG forum and loved the setup.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: maskedwriter, Vulpinoid.

9/20/2007 SpinachBaron: Price to Pay - a collaborative storytelling game
I have set behind in priority my other game projects, for now, and I am going to focus on this http://baronthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/price-to-pay-basis-of-my-new-game.html project, until it is well-defined enough to be called…
In First Thoughts
Participants: SpinachBaron, Rafu, Noon, BigElvis.

9/20/2007 Elliott: Requesting a Girls' Manga style cartoonist for a cover picture
I would like a cover illustration for my game, Reaper Beauties, a Story Game in a Girls' Manga Style.  It practically screams for a cover image also in a Girls'…
In Connections
Participants: Elliott.

9/20/2007 coffeestain: [Grey Ranks] Slight confusion regarding modifying dice
Hey.  So, it seems pretty clear that when you invoke, threaten, or destroy the Thing Held Most Dear that you can replace an already allocated die or even re-roll it…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: coffeestain, segedy, jasonm.

9/20/2007 greenknight: Seeking feedback on Sample Adventure
Hi all! I'm looking for some constructive criticism from the forum about a sample adventure... For our first book, which is a Core Rules book for the Moebius Adventures RPG…
In First Thoughts
Participants: greenknight.

9/20/2007 Coyote247: Sneak Attack - an idea for a game about terrorism
I was fooling around with some ideas the other day, and got the idea to see if I could make a collaborative mini-game about terrorism, or more specifically being a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Coyote247, Vulpinoid.

9/20/2007 lighthouse: Is it a good idea to buy the lulu distribution packages?
I hope the subject lines says it all :)
In Publishing
Participants: lighthouse, iago.

9/20/2007 AnakinOU: [DitV] Noob question...gaming the system?
I'm completely new to the whole "storytelling/indie/Forge" RPG scene, so please forgive me if I'm a bit off base.  Having never even SEEN DitV in play...I'm a little concerned about…
In lumpley games
Participants: AnakinOU, lumpley, Joe Dizzy.

9/20/2007 Yokiboy: How to Present Rules in a More Intuitive Manner
Hello, In the The Collections Agent, the President of Earth and the Revolutionary Judd makes a comment about how he learns to play new roleplaying games. quote author=Paka link=topic=24820.msg240787#msg240787…
In Publishing
Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, lighthouse, chris_moore, baragh, Paka, killacozzy, Vulpinoid.

9/19/2007 The Groog: Actions v non characters
What does a character roll against to (for example) climb a wall, pick a lock, sneak passed a guard?
In Galileo Games
Participants: The Groog, inthisstyle.

9/19/2007 JC: [Polaris] Soundtrack
how about a thread of recommended background music for Polaris? let me start with Black One, by Sunn O))) who's next?
In These Are Our Games
Participants: JC, 5niper9, Ben Lehman, Raquel, Mark Woodhouse, Artanis, Nev the Deranged, cydmab, shadowpriest, AXUM.

9/19/2007 Coyote247: Looking For PDF conversion of my 5 page freeware game
I'v designed The Other, a free 5 page horror game, which I have zipped in it's text only form. I'v got a volunteer working on pdf's of the character sheets…
In Connections
Participants: Coyote247, Clay, Eero Tuovinen.

9/19/2007 rafael: Ad swap for 'dark' games
Got a game in the works? Interested in trading ads? It doesn't have to be a horror game (though that helps). It can be dark fantasy, suspense, or anything that…
In Connections
Participants: rafael.

9/19/2007 thunderriftv: (Don't Rest Your Head) Indie Game Newbs in La
Don’t Rest Your Head Session breakdown We are a little gaming group in Lousisana just learning about Indie games through the podosphere. We wanted to try some these new games…
In Actual Play
Participants: thunderriftv, GreatWolf, JC, Danny_K, Noclue, Uruush.

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9/22/2007 StrongBadMun: Testing the water for Shaman.
Shaman is my idea for a modern fantasy RPG.  Each character is a...brace yourselves...Shaman.  The basic premise is that the spirits are re-emerging into the world and there are those…
In First Thoughts
Participants: StrongBadMun, Vulpinoid, ChrisLane, lighthouse, Spooky Fanboy, phatonin.

9/22/2007 ChrisLane: First game with first serious design attempt
First post - apoligies if I hit the wrong forum, this could fit first thoughts or playtesting I have a game 'in the works' which is trying to be Narrativist…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ChrisLane, StrongBadMun, Noon, Wormwood.

9/22/2007 Rob Alexander: Alternatives to BDTP, and some key trouble
I'm going to be running TSOY at a convention here in the UK (Furnace 2007, Sheffield, 20-21 October - link is here: http://www.rpgfurnace.com/) and I'm looking for advice on a…
In CRN Games
Participants: Rob Alexander, Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen.

9/22/2007 Rob Alexander: two new keys - doubts
I've got a couple of idea for keys, one for the game I'm talking about here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24910.0 and one for another I'm planning. This is for a spoilt-rich princess and…
In CRN Games
Participants: Rob Alexander, Eero Tuovinen.

9/22/2007 Rustin: [DitV] Dog's Authority
I’ve been asked to run a Dog’s game in the near future. With so many different gaming systems in my head (I’ve been reading and playing lots of new games…
In lumpley games
Participants: Rustin, Noclue, Web_Weaver, Artanis, lumpley.

9/23/2007 Dom: Running at Furnace this October
If all goes well I am planning to run Conspiracy of Shadows at Furnace in October this year. It'll be the Blood Opera scenario, pimped as follows: A Doom Comes…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Dom.

9/23/2007 Dom: Films to steal from
I watched 'Curse of the Golden Flower' on DVD yesterday, and although it was set in China a thousand years ago it was begging to be made into a Blood…
In Bob Goat Press
Participants: Dom.

9/23/2007 Elliott: Not an RPG, but Project: Shaper, a make your own cards and duel with 'em game
I'm not sure if Indie Rpgs is the right place, as this is not an RPG that has popped into my head. Rather, it is an idea for a dueling…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Elliott, Vulpinoid, preludetotheend, AdAstraGames, Paul Czege, Satanman.

9/23/2007 KickAssClown: Confused about where to contribute reference resources.
I often enough find interesting books and other resources regarding game development and design. I would like to post them for people to look at and consider; especially, since a…
In Site Discussion
Participants: KickAssClown, Ron Edwards.

9/23/2007 SpinachBaron: [Zombies! At the door!] Most fun I've had in a while
Last night I played Zombies! At the door! (which is an unofficial translation of the game's name), from Eero Tuovinen (who I believe is also out here somewhere), and enjoyed…
In Actual Play
Participants: SpinachBaron, Eero Tuovinen, Devin P. Owens.

9/23/2007 Corvus69: [TSoY] parallel action priority, task difficulty and other confusing things
hello this is my first post here. I actually registered just to ask these questions. I study TSoY and I really like it. But there are things that really confuse…
In CRN Games
Participants: Corvus69, oliof, Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen.

9/23/2007 Luther: RPGs for Modern, Simulationist (?), "Realistic" Adventures
Hi folks, I want to try something different from GURPS, CORPS and EABA. I've a lot of ideas about how my ideal game should play, but I think it would…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Luther, dindenver, David Artman, Vulpinoid, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Japo, rekyl, johntfrazer.

9/23/2007 Spooky Fanboy: [Acts of Evil] Hexes and blessings
For those good, old-fashioned curses that last unto the seventh generation, which Aspect would they use? I can see arguments for Voice, but I think Memory, with it's attachment to…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Eero Tuovinen, Paul Czege.

9/23/2007 ideawizard: help with design
I've got most of my beginning content ready for a game I was thinking about but I was wondering if someone a bit more experienced might want to be the…
In Connections
Participants: ideawizard, StrongBadMun.

9/24/2007 epweissengruber: Toronto Sorcerer Demo from Indie RPG Toronto
Sorcerer Demo Date: Thursday September 27, 2007 Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Author: epweissengruber Location: Ryerson Cafeteria (a.k.a. The Pod) I need to work out my understanding the system…
In Adept Press
Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards.

9/24/2007 grodog: market research poll for old Different Worlds magazine?
Which forum on the site would be the most-appropriate place to poll to determine if there's any interest in a CD archive of the old indie rpg magazine, Different Worlds? …
In Publishing
Participants: grodog, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, rycanada, KeithBVaughn.

9/24/2007 Wormwood: [Homeworld Project] Lost Treasure of Chaladni
I just ran the first session of the next round of <a href="http://wyrmwood.srgames.org/playtest/HomeworldProj.pdf">Homeworld Project</a> playtesting. Due to scheduling, only one of the players was able to make the game, more…
In Playtesting
Participants: Wormwood, Simon C.

9/24/2007 Dialect Army: Roguelike dungeon crawl?
The idea of creating and DMing a NetHack-style dungeon spelunk in tabletop format suddenly struck me last night as I was playing Rogue. I've been dreaming about it since. I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dialect Army, Willow, lighthouse, Noon.

9/24/2007 Frank Tarcikowski: German Publishing Revolution
Hi, There is a pretty cool thing happening in Germany at the moment. I guess I’m just pointing it out to say, “look what can be done in RPG publishing”.…
In Publishing
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Eero Tuovinen, matthijs, oliof, jasonm, xenopulse, Grumpy.

9/24/2007 SpinachBaron: Hear me out: I have this idea...
Okay, I realize that my last post concerning a game I have under development, codenamed Price to pay, was posted way too early and didn't serve any purpose other than…
In First Thoughts
Participants: SpinachBaron, davidberg, dindenver, Noon, Everspinner.

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