Previous Topics 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 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 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.
9/22/2007 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.
9/22/2007 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 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 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 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 baragh: Minimalist Game Mechanics
Hey everyone,
I'd be surprised if this hasn't been discussed in some form before, but I haven't seen a whole lot regarding simpler game mechanics. That probably makes sense since…
In First Thoughts
Participants: baragh, Noon, SpinachBaron, Vulpinoid, ChrisLane.
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.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 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.
9/24/2007 John Harper: Shield Ability: What it's good for
You can use the Shield ability to defend other people. The book doesn't explain this, which is totally my fault. Every ability in Agon has its own "special thing" right?…
In one.seven design
Participants: John Harper, Marhault, Mel_White, NathanFrund, Troll66, Aaron, Ben Robbins, skyla, Particle_Man.
9/24/2007 Yokiboy: [TSoY] Lambert's Quest for Redemption
Hello,
I am posting an actual play report from our 1-on-1 game called Lambert's Quest for Redemption. The game is played with me as the Story Guide, and one of…
In CRN Games
Participants: Yokiboy, Eero Tuovinen, Paul T.
9/24/2007 Eric J. Boyd: [The Committee] PDF Now Available!
For those who have been waiting on the PDF version of The Committee, it is now for sale at Lulu and will soon be available on IPR as well.
In Eric J. Boyd Designs
Participants: Eric J. Boyd.
9/24/2007 Mithras: Location-Based Game, Mixing RL with Fantasy Setting
Hi. I do some rping with my two sons, usually homebrew fantasy or basic D&D. I live in Yorkshire England, and I'm very into history. My boys go to lots…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Mithras, lighthouse, Caesar_X, contracycle, Vulpinoid, ChrisLane.
9/24/2007 JC: [Polaris] First game!
hey :)
I'm playing Polaris this weekend, and I'm excited!
all of us are new to the game, so we have a few hesitations
here are my first questions:
when…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: JC, Ben Lehman, Garvey.
9/24/2007 Justin D. Jacobson: [Bullseye] Pimp My Outline!
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It's going on about two years in development, and I'm finally ready to release the outline for the book for public dissection.[sup]1[/sup] Please, please, please take a look and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson.
9/25/2007 thomas mill8: An Idea
I am currently working on a post apocalyptic RPG. I'll just outline the main points.
Stats are determined by rolling 3d8. The stats are Strength, Intelligence, Agility, and Accuracy. Each…
In First Thoughts
Participants: thomas mill8, Ken, Noon, Conteur.
9/25/2007 theboeh: Scene Economies
I just wrote an essay on my blog talking about my thoughts on scene economies. I compare my experiences with classical roleplaying games to recent experiences with a more story…
In Actual Play
Participants: theboeh, ChrisLane, Ron Edwards, abzu, Noon.
9/25/2007 StrongBadMun: Ember First Draft!
Ok so my playtester hunt in the connections forum has not gotten much, only one response so far. I am now posting the Ember premise to first thoughts to see…
In First Thoughts
Participants: StrongBadMun, Ken, dindenver, wild_card2007.
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