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11/24/2007 StrongBadMun: [Red Alert!] Sci-Fi Roleplay with a twist!
I've had an idea buzzing in my head that I want people's opinions on, it's something I think would be pretty fun and have already started scribbling out concept notes…
In First Thoughts
Participants: StrongBadMun, Vulpinoid, Darcy Burgess.

11/24/2007 Nev the Deranged: [Pace/Otherkind Hybrid] Swashbuckling Librarian & Demonic Cheerleader!
Hanging out tonight, a friend and I were bored, so I decided to fiddle around with the simple dice mechanic Vincent posted about (http://www.lumpley.com/archive/148.html). To start with a little momentum…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, GregStolze, Paul T, Valamir.

11/24/2007 TheThingInTheMirror: sociopath by proxy
I don't necessarily propse any scenario or character from the following. Its more of a thought experiment to test how these things work. A sorcerer decides to kill a bunch…
In Adept Press
Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Chris_Chinn, Plotin, Noon.

11/23/2007 James_Nostack: Sherman tank demon (split)
[quote]2. The demon's actual impact on play will be defined by its abilities, and upon its Power score. One might have a Sherman tank demon, but if it has a…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, TheThingInTheMirror.

11/23/2007 Eric J. Boyd: [Children of the Magi] Children's Game Looking for Playtesters & Feedback
For Game Chef 2007 I designed Children of the Magi, a children's storytelling game of ancient Persia with young Magi-in-training helping people throughout the emperor's palace and learning the importance…
In Eric J. Boyd Designs
Participants: Eric J. Boyd.

11/23/2007 Troll66: Demo or newbie adventure
hello folks first post. I am keen to get a game of Agon underway. What I am in need of is an adventure to run with 2-4 players as a…
In one.seven design
Participants: Troll66, Mel_White.

11/23/2007 StrongBadMun: Need female partner for RPG project.
Ember is nearing completion and the first supplement is mostly complete as well so I've had time to think of new ideas and I suddenly find myself obsessed with one…
In Connections
Participants: StrongBadMun.

11/23/2007 Peter Nordstrand: [While We Were Fighting] Character Generation
I am designing this game. It is called While We Were Fighting. I've scheduled two playtest sessions next week with different groups. Problem is that character generation is flawed. I'll…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, hix.

11/22/2007 hix: [Soth] It's Call of Cthulu after you've gone mad (and a publishing experiment)
I'm writing an extremely short horror-comedy game, which I want to use to break through my fear of publishing (I've been writing my "big" game - Bad Family, aka The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: hix.

11/22/2007 quixoteles: Locke-Spinoza Horoscopy
I looked over a review of Polaris and was reminded of this mechanic I had once long ago. What brought it to my attention was this whole ritual mechanic. This…
In First Thoughts
Participants: quixoteles, Vulpinoid.

11/22/2007 Aaron: Creative Abilities
I was looking through some old threads where an option was proposed of taking a +1 for using a creative ability as opposed to just adding and creative ability die…
In one.seven design
Participants: Aaron, John Harper.

11/21/2007 Jargon: [Nobilis] Starting a new campaing. Any advice for a new Hollyhock God?
Greetings! After a long time of dreaming I finally am starting campaing for Nobilis. I have a player group of 2-4 and none have any previous knowledge about Nobilis or…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jargon, Ben Lehman, Valamir, James_Nostack, GrimGent, Danny_K, Noon.

11/21/2007 Paul T: [TSoY] Number of advances and Keys
I'm posting here as someone who wasn't played TSoY yet, in hopes of getting some basic advice. I may be playing with RPG newbies, and I want to simplify the…
In CRN Games
Participants: Paul T, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

11/21/2007 contracycle: stupid thread locks
The stupid and counterproductive practice of closing threads because, allegedly, they contain "multiple topics", continues apace.  I wonder if it might be possible to indicate to we mere mortals what…
In Site Discussion
Participants: contracycle, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, shark087, Gregor Hutton, Wolfen, Peter Nordstrand, Noclue, lumpley, Eliarhiman6.

11/21/2007 TheThingInTheMirror: Why Would I Even Want To Play This Game?
I expect that a chronic issue with this game will be a degree of reluctance on the part of those asked to try it. All my buddies have a copies…
In Adept Press
Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, Dustin of the Dead, jburneko, Noclue.

11/21/2007 Darcy Burgess: [Squamous] - the unspeakable horror of the thing that should not be!
[i]Squamous[/i] is my take on Lovecraftian exploration.  It's all about ashen shores, unthinkable evils, nefarious cultists, and misshapen appendages.  Its roots are a weird mash-up of the [i]Anti-Pool[/i] and [i]Lacuna[/i].…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Simon C, Noon, Vulpinoid.

11/20/2007 Galdred: skill organization grouping, and cost in a skill based game
I am having some troubles designing a skill system (the game will be skill based). I am trying to build a system in which a PC competent in a domain…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Galdred, Vulpinoid, DracoDruid, Ron Edwards.

11/19/2007 jefgodesky: [Fifth World] Power 19
I haven't finished even the general idea of the rules for The Fifth World, but answering the Power 19 still helps put a focus on what those rules need to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jefgodesky, J Tolson, ChadDubya.

11/19/2007 grimmbear: Thanks for 2 great games!
Hi Mike and Kate! I just wanted to say you made my Philcon for me. I had gone not expecting any gaming except board gaming but was very pleasently surprised…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: grimmbear, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller.

11/19/2007 pells: [TSOY] - dealing with large groups
Context : I'm preparing a game with a couple of friends to play Avalanche using TSOY and I did come across some problems ... I've got mainly two situations that…
In CRN Games
Participants: pells, Eero Tuovinen.

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11/24/2007 Superstar: [Grey Ranks] Realy can't get me head around this...
After giving Grey Ranks a double read through I can't wait to get playing. It seems awesome. However I'm having some troubles with the "put in a low dice -…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Superstar, jasonm, segedy.

11/24/2007 Ron Edwards: Interview with Vincent and me
Hi there, Clyde has now posted his GenCon interview with Vincent and me at Theory from the Closet; it's Show 025. I really enjoyed the discussion here following my previous…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, ADGBoss, Artanis, Wolfen, Valamir, Darcy Burgess, Nev the Deranged, Noon, lumpley, Noclue, Christopher Kubasik, Marshall Burns, c, Miskatonic, Eero Tuovinen.

11/25/2007 jburneko: A D&D Exercise for Sorcerer Players
Or How To Play Epic Characters At First Level Reading all the threads about Sherman Tank Demons and what not reminded me of a discussion I had a few years…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, Tor Erickson, xenopulse, LandonSuffered.

11/26/2007 Simon C: Savage Donjon Squad
"Savage Donjon Squad" is a mashup of Clinton Nixon's "Donjon", with Jason Morningstar's "Dungeon Squad".  I used a few ideas from "Savage Worlds" as well, mostly so I could add…
In Playtesting
Participants: Simon C, jag.

11/26/2007 opsneakie: Thoughts on a 'see-saw' or 'push-pull' Magic system
Okay, the rest of the ideas for my system might be in disorganized shambles right now, but I like this idea, so far. Briefly, this game is about telling sweeping,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: opsneakie, Vulpinoid, Grinning Moon, jmhpfan, Narf the Mouse, Xerxes, Capulet, blodwin.

11/26/2007 BubbaBrown: [D10-0] Analysis of purpose
I've been working on this system off to the side for the past few years, trying to find out what to do with it.  I think I've found it with…
In First Thoughts
Participants: BubbaBrown, J Tolson.

11/26/2007 Bjorn: Curse of the promised land
First off, i'm not 100% sure this topic is appropriate for this forum. It has to do with things related to the site but not in the technical sense. If…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bjorn, Artanis.

11/26/2007 epweissengruber: [Inspectres] A marial arts metaphor for Inspectres game play
IndieRPG Toronto has started up an Inspectres mini-campaign. Play reports and characters will be available here: (http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/indierpgtoronto/message/439) One of our players came up with a martial arts metaphor to describe…
In Actual Play
Participants: epweissengruber, Artanis.

11/26/2007 Web_Weaver: [SotC] - Narrativist growing pains - seeking advice
I have been running a game of Spirit of the Century for the last couple of months and have been quite surprised by the results. The intention was to run…
In Actual Play
Participants: Web_Weaver, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, Valamir, Landon Darkwood, Noclue, Filip Luszczyk, Roger.

11/26/2007 Glendower: [DITV] Orchard Plains - two buy in, one buys out.
Yesterday was my first game with Jeff, Colin, and Kyle, friends who I'd role played with about 2-3 years ago. We've been communicating via Facebook to get together for role…
In Actual Play
Participants: Glendower, Noclue, lumpley, Filip Luszczyk, Noon.

11/26/2007 Willow: Articles for Wargame Design?
I've been pondering my next design, a hybrid wargame/rpg.  I'm pretty clear on where I want the rpg mechanics to be, but the wargame part is taking up more of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Willow, Valamir, J Tolson, Simons.

11/26/2007 epweissengruber: Ice-O-Hedron: a mid-winter d20 mini-con
This is a proposal.  Hopefully some Torontonians get back to me and/or I get some feedback on the potential of this proposal to gather players. ********************************************************************** I haven't seen any…
In Connections
Participants: epweissengruber.

11/27/2007 Peter Nordstrand: [While We Were Fighting] A Bad Day for the Gherardini Family
I've had a first playtest of While We Were Fighting. (See this thread for first thoughts on character generation.) Over all the playtest went very well. I had a lot…
In Playtesting
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, hix, Måns.

11/27/2007 Filip Luszczyk: Crow Fortunes & The Awesome Game
So, a while back Kamil ordered some games at Lulu. The package came delayed, though, and instead of Dirty Secrets he received this, possibly due to ordering The Princess Kingdom…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

11/27/2007 Grinning Moon: [Doomsday] Initial Idea & Character Creation
I don't know if anyone's ever played a computer game called 'Evil Genius'? Brilliant idea, excellent production values... really sloppy execution and boring gameplay. Which is such a shame, since…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Grinning Moon, northerain.

11/27/2007 DracoDruid: I need help on Ability choice for my system
Hi everybody. I recently got her from a friend of mine and I really hope I will get the inspiration I need at the moment. Ok off we go: For…
In First Thoughts
Participants: DracoDruid, Lobo, Darcy Burgess, opsneakie, Conteur, Marshall Burns, Narf the Mouse, Llogres.

11/27/2007 epweissengruber: Ice-O-Hedron: a mid-winter d20 mini-con
Ice-O-Hedron: a mid-winter d20 mini-con This is a proposal.  Hopefully some Torontonians get back to me and/or I get some feedback on the potential of this proposal to gather players.…
In Conventions
Participants: epweissengruber.

11/27/2007 jmhpfan: Dogs in the Tower (a Stephen King hack)
    I am a big fan of Dogs in the Vineyard and of Stephen King's Dark Tower series.  I keep thinking that these two were made for each other. …
In First Thoughts
Participants: jmhpfan, J Tolson, northerain.

11/27/2007 davidberg: [Lendrhald] Rat Island - player priorities
The attempt to spawn a series of threads that will add up to something useful for my game design continues!  The first two threads wandered a lot:  helping GMs…
In Playtesting
Participants: davidberg, Ron Edwards, masqueradeball, xenopulse, Chris_Chinn, Groorg.

11/28/2007 jmhpfan: Dogs in the Tower (a Stephen King hack)
    I am a big fan of Dogs in the Vineyard and of Stephen King's Dark Tower series.  I keep thinking that these two were made for each other. …
In lumpley games
Participants: jmhpfan, lumpley, Filip Luszczyk, LordAsteroth, zornwil.

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