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9/28/2007 Troels: Where's IaWA?
Hello I've played the mag. version of IaWA quite a bit, and enjoyed it hugely. It was actually the very first Indie game that I played -funny thing it hasn't…
In lumpley games
Participants: Troels, lumpley.

9/28/2007 The Groog: Mythic
Anyone thought of using 'Mythic GM Emulator' with Mortal Coil? Here it is:  http://www.mythic.wordpr.com/page9/page9.html
In Galileo Games
Participants: The Groog, nyhotep.

9/28/2007 Lexonus: [TSOY] healing question
So I am going through the rules in anticipation of introducing a few friends to the game and I am puzzled by the healing rules.  The rules say: Healing works…
In CRN Games
Participants: Lexonus, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt.

9/27/2007 GreatWolf: [Sons of Liberty Versus mode] Paine vs. Washington!
Okay.  So I have just a couple of minutes to scrawl this down.  But if I don't do it now, I'll forget and never do it. I taught Versus mode…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf.

9/27/2007 AnakinOU: [DitV] Relationships as fallout?
If I'm not mistaken, you can take relationships (at d4) as minor fallout from conflicts.  Most other fallout seems to be negative...taking injuries, lowering stats, etc.  How is getting additional…
In lumpley games
Participants: AnakinOU, Web_Weaver, lumpley, ffilz.

9/27/2007 Aman the Rejected: [Dungeon Squad! + Coin Op] Playtesters Wanted!
Hello, everyone! I have written a game inspired by the arcade game Shadow Over Mystara. It is a fun system that uses Jason Morningstar's Dungeon Squad! as a basis and…
In Connections
Participants: Aman the Rejected, Eero Tuovinen, Filip Luszczyk.

9/27/2007 RobNJ: [PTA] Rule drifts, also strategies (some for cons)
So I've run a whole lot of Primetime Adventures at cons, and it is probably the single indie game I've played or run the most. Over the course of all…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: RobNJ.

9/27/2007 Archer5280: [DitV] Holy Moley, what an awesome game!
OK, so I know I'm not the first person to say something like this, but I have just finished up my first couple of conflicts in the first DitV game…
In lumpley games
Participants: Archer5280, lumpley, The Bane.

9/27/2007 David C: Magical Mastery in Steampunk
Just to lay the groundwork, my game is set in a steampunk world. However, steam technology is mostly limited to "the cities" whereas "the towns" and elsewhere it is a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: David C, StrongBadMun, Vulpinoid, Ken, Lobo, Certified, RobNJ, dindenver, Devin P. Owens, contracycle.

9/27/2007 StrongBadMun: Looking for Artists and writers for Gods Gone Wild?
Ok I know asking for free art or writing is like asking Palestine and Israel to share a smoothie but hear me out.  Gods Gone Wild is the free RPG…
In Connections
Participants: StrongBadMun.

9/26/2007 Willow: Oshcon Games on Demand: The Septathalon
(Crossposted over on www.grumblingdwarf.com) So, I've just got back from OshCon, up in Oshkosh Wisconsin, where Tim and I ran Games on Demand, where we lay out a whole bunch…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willow, Mike Holmes, John Harper, coffeestain.

9/26/2007 ChrisLane: Cheap freelance web stuff
I am a general purpose computer nerd.  I'd like to do some freelance bid work as a part time supplemental job, but I need a portfolio of work to point…
In Connections
Participants: ChrisLane, StrongBadMun.

9/26/2007 greyorm: [WHS] On Hiatus
Wild Hunt Studios will be going on hiatus for the three months, starting October 1st. I will not be reading or posting to the forums during this time, but if…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm.

9/26/2007 ChrisLane: "Gateway" game
I've been thinking about RPGs and the desire to be entertaining vs. the desire to be entertained.  For clarity, I do recognize that one can entertain onesself by entertaining others. …
In First Thoughts
Participants: ChrisLane, Vulpinoid, Noon.

9/25/2007 TonyLB: Playing Card Puzzles
Okay, I'm looking to make a puzzle that is played out with playing cards, during the course of a game.  So this is not a directly competitive "You both play…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TonyLB, dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, David Artman, Noon.

9/25/2007 Yokiboy: [Roach] Reviewed on the On Board Games Podcast
Hello, Scott reviews the Roach on episode 11 of On Board Games. It gets a Green Light by the way. TTFN, Yoki
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Yokiboy, jasonm.

9/25/2007 rycanada: Free but not worthless
My last two projects (E6 and Raising the Stakes) have received a lot of attention, at least for free .pdfs (perhaps two dozen groups either running E6 games now or…
In Publishing
Participants: rycanada, jasonm, Justin D. Jacobson, David Artman, Ron Edwards, iago, xenopulse, rekyl, Grumpy, Thunder_God.

9/25/2007 alejandro: [unWritten] UCI RPG club playtest part 2
In my last post http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24943.0I mentioned that I was struggling with instructing people how to create and push conflicts. Either I'm explaining it poorly, or I don’t have a grasp…
In Playtesting
Participants: alejandro, Artanis.

9/25/2007 alejandro: [unWritten] UCI RPG club playtest
Today I went to the UCI RPG club and ran my game for three people that have never been exposed to a story game, and in one case, never exposed…
In Playtesting
Participants: alejandro.

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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9/29/2007 Devin P. Owens: What sort of play will this engine create?
This is the core of an experimental engine I am working on to drive a modern-day magic game exploring issues of personal desire and responsibility.  I would like to solicit…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Devin P. Owens, Vulpinoid, Ken, BigElvis, Satanman, FredGarber.

9/29/2007 StrongBadMun: Skill List
Currently my skill list is; brawl, dodge, melee, ranged, thrown, shield, martial arts, athletics, deception, charm, leadership, perform, alertness, Arcane (Magic Type ex. Elemental this is the skill used to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: StrongBadMun, Vulpinoid, Ken, thomas mill8, phatonin, LordKiwi.

9/29/2007 Willow: Use of SRD Text in a Published Product?
Hey all- I've been busy typing away on my manuscript for Awesome Adventures, a Fate 3.0 game, hoping to make this my first published product.  (And gaining yet more respect…
In Publishing
Participants: Willow, greyorm, iago.

9/29/2007 Valvorik: Experience with Credibility Arguments
How do people find the "go with the lowest crebility threshold" rule in play? As indicated in text, it seems to require colloborative players who "don't hold grudges" against each…
In Galileo Games
Participants: Valvorik, Dustin of the Dead, inthisstyle.

9/30/2007 Meguey: Intertwined, a game of lives and lovers
Over on the Knife Fight, Kleenstar called me out I want Meg to write a two-player game which explicitly encourages the players to engage with each other sexually, in a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Meguey, SpinachBaron, Eero Tuovinen, chris_moore, Paul Czege, TomTitTot, Simon C, humis, RobNJ, Noon, BigElvis.

9/30/2007 jessecoombs: I missing the "OOMPH" for my game.
So, I've designed an rpg purely because there is nothing out there that does what I want it to do, as far as I've checked. It's a high-level superhero game…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jessecoombs, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Ken, Vulpinoid, dindenver, LordKiwi, RobNJ, masqueradeball, rekyl, Teataine, KeithBVaughn, Charrua.

10/1/2007 Ide: [DRYH] Using talents in the City Slumbering?
I'm curious how others have approached this in DRYH -- do your players use their talents in the City Slumbering, or only in the Mad City? My take on it…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Ide, iago, Pyromancer.

10/1/2007 GregStolze: Analyzing the REIGN supplement ransoms.
To celebrate putting up REIGN's fourth supplement for ransom, I did the tedious job of poring over the contribution numbers from the first three.  So here is that rarest of…
In Publishing
Participants: GregStolze, rafial, oliof, Minx.

10/1/2007 xternal: [Universalis] Unholy Alliance
My friend Alex (alejandro on the board) and I played our first game of Universalis this past Saturday.  I sent the following email in response to an absent friend's inquiry…
In Actual Play
Participants: xternal, alejandro, Valamir, Mike Holmes.

10/1/2007 Dietro: lazy gamers.
i have a idea going on in the backburner but one thing that i really wanted to go with was the idea of making a game for very lazy gamers.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Dietro, Simon C, lighthouse, David Artman, Noon, davidberg.

10/1/2007 Danny_K: [DRYH] Black, two lumps
This is an odd question that just occurred to me: what happens to the character's stats if they should find the Mad City equivalent of Starbuck's and slam a double…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Danny_K, iago, Pyromancer.

10/1/2007 John Kim: Solmukohta 2008 Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the Solmukohta 2008 book has just come out.  For those who don't know, Solmukohta is the Finnish round of the "Nodal Point" larp convention that…
In Conventions
Participants: John Kim.

10/1/2007 ValentineS: illustrator for Hire
Howdy all. I'm looking for a new project to work on, and i've had good experiences here in the past. I'm available for black & white, color, interiors, or covers.…
In Connections
Participants: ValentineS, David C, StrongBadMun.

10/2/2007 muddlepud: [GenCon Oz 2008] and Games On Demand
I'm starting to throw this idea around at the moment and hoping to get a few more ideas generated. I'm planning to attend GenCon Oz in 2008 and I'd like…
In Conventions
Participants: muddlepud, Andrew Smith, Vulpinoid, Rusty.

10/2/2007 Simon C: [KazeKami Kyoko Kills Kublai Kahn] Kublai Kahn is Dead
Over at Snail's Pace (http://www.snailspace.forgreatjustice.net), we've been playing a few pretty unusual games via play-by-post.  Dave Cleaver and I recently finished a game of Jonathan Walton's "KazeKami Kyoko Kills Kublai…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C.

10/2/2007 David C: Seriously, the edit button has got to come back
Ok, I know this has come up before and the reasons the edit button isn't there. However, I also know there are forums that allow limited editing (30 minutes after…
In Site Discussion
Participants: David C, Ron Edwards, lumpley, David Artman, rycanada, Eliarhiman6, Filip Luszczyk.

10/2/2007 SaintandSinner: Problems with Forge Bookshelf
I sent the following message to (webmaster@indie-rpgs.com) but it bounced back.  Is there a better place to send these concerns? To Whom It May Concern: I bought the Prime Time…
In Site Discussion
Participants: SaintandSinner, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, lumpley.

10/2/2007 VoidDragon: Conflict of Interest in Element Introduction?
The resolution system for my game can probably best be described as Group Task Resolution.  Players declare intended events, dice are rolled, and the outcome is the next event to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: VoidDragon, davidberg, Noon, Dietro.

10/2/2007 Dustin of the Dead: Mortal Coil using card resolution
Hello, two of my favorite resolution systems come from Dust Devils and Prime Time Adventures, even though my favorite game is Mortal Coil. So, I was trying to adapt a…
In Galileo Games
Participants: Dustin of the Dead.

10/3/2007 Dryraisin: Bliss Stage Play by E-mail
    I just got my copy of Bliss stage and after reading through it I really can't wait to try it out with my friends. Problem is we really…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Dryraisin, Ben Lehman, JC, Garvey.

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