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12/14/2007 Miskatonic: **unsolicited!!** - a game of spam and human desperation
[tt]YOU LOVER NOT SATISFIED IN BED? NEW ALL NATURAL CURE FOR MALE PROBLEMS! BETTER THAN VIAGRA![/tt] Where to begin? You know spam, that thing every single person who uses the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Miskatonic, earwig, TomTitTot, Elizabeth, matthijs.

12/14/2007 lumpley: With combined race and class, choose from 7 unique character types!
I've been playing D&D with some kids, ages 7-12. It's fun, but, well, there are a couple of ways D&D works that I wish it worked differently. So I set…
In Playtesting
Participants: lumpley, Meguey, GreatWolf, jasonm, Nev the Deranged, Paul T, Elizabeth, Filip Luszczyk, Artanis, Tobias, John Harper.

12/14/2007 LostSoul: [DitV] Boxelder Canyon Branch with new-to-RPGs player
I played DitV last weekend with my girlfriend.  She had never played an RPG before. We're hanging out on Saturday.  We had spent the previous day together and had planned…
In Actual Play
Participants: LostSoul, lumpley, Roger, Mike Lucas.

12/13/2007 JCunkle: Good Story + Good Game: Possible?
So I was lurking around Vincent Baker's "I would knife fight a man" a few days ago and read a discussion there about whether it was possible to write an…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JCunkle, Filip Luszczyk, Noon, Greymorn, TonyLB.

12/13/2007 Jonathan Walton: Indie Games Relationship Map Project
Hey Cats, I posted companion threads about this on Story Games and Knife Fight: http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5050 http://www.i-would-knife-fight-a-man.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2862 I'm attempting to make a relationship map of game design influences, which I think…
In Connections
Participants: Jonathan Walton, guildofblades, M. J. Young, GreatWolf, Eero Tuovinen, Peter Nordstrand, David Artman, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, lumpley, Nev the Deranged, matthijs.

12/13/2007 RobNJ: [Galactic] Central NJ playtest reportage
So I'm going to write here about the playtest run I have going of Galactic. It's using the alternate "dice record sheet" rules that Matt posted. First, I'll talk about…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: RobNJ, Paka, Matt Wilson, Danny_K.

12/12/2007 Jasper Flick: [D&D 3.5] A world without its creator
This is about a GM who lost his momentum. It is about a game that has already died. Context One day I found myself chatting over google talk with Johan,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jasper Flick, Caldis, Noon, FredGarber, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, dindenver, sirelfinjedi, Danny_K, contracycle.

12/12/2007 JC: [Polaris] One session data point
hey all :) just a data point, for those wondering if you can play Polaris in one single session: that's exactly what I did last Saturday in 11 hours: -…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: JC, Filip Luszczyk, GreatWolf, Ben Lehman, Frank Tarcikowski.

12/11/2007 signoftheserpent: Shadowmen system II (split)
A new day and a fresh look at one of my old ideas (playing the matrix online has reinvigorated my interest). In the game characters will experience a rollercoaster ride…
In First Thoughts
Participants: signoftheserpent, kouato_terra, Ron Edwards, Ken.

12/12/2007 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Strife limit for encounters vs NPCs
So there's a Strife limit to making a particular NPC (16 for d6 Name heroes). Does that also limit a particular encounter? Can my Strife 16 sorceress have a bunch…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, John Harper.

12/11/2007 Meguey: Further thoughts on Intertwined
To recap: It's a game for two players, with a overt goal being to arouse and be aroused, sensually. There's lots of touching hands, but players otherwise don't really touch,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Meguey, Eero Tuovinen, Elizabeth, David Artman.

12/11/2007 Meguey: Perhaps the largest group playing one role-playing game, ever.
Evan and Kat are basing their "we're getting married - time to party!" weekend around 1001 Nights. I dropped off their signed copy this morning, and they are currently looking…
In Night Sky Games
Participants: Meguey.

12/11/2007 Nev the Deranged: GameGeeks review of DRYH on YouTube
Sorry if this has been posted before, but I just ran across it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU03BdBcCps Looks like there's one for PTA too... D.
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Nev the Deranged.

12/11/2007 AnakinOU: [DRYH] Recorded play sessions?
My crew is about to jump into DRYH for the first time, and my GM is looking for a little assistance.  I seem to recall listening to some recorded sessions…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: AnakinOU, Nev the Deranged.

12/11/2007 Llogres: [From Zero To Hero] Power 19
[b]1.) What is your game about? [/b] "From Zero To Hero" (working title, maybe i will keep it) is about a dark fantasy world, called Mael'Saresh, where different factions fight…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Llogres, Valamir, Troy_Costisick.

12/11/2007 Mencelus: How to unregister?
I'm hardly here, and I just remembered that I have an account here! How does on unregister? Thanks.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Mencelus, lumpley.

12/11/2007 gomo: New rpg now available ;)
Hello all, I hope this is the right thread for this. I would just like to get the word out that www.apocalypseturtle.com is now live!  For now, only one rpg…
In Site Discussion
Participants: gomo, lumpley.

12/11/2007 Ignus: Viking Agon
Hi there. Been playing Agon with my group for a short time now and loving it. However, it came to our attention that Agon is just as easily a Viking…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ignus, Mel_White, John Harper.

12/11/2007 Options: Dungeons and Discourse
Hello! I registered at these forums a while ago with the intent of posting here and hopefully getting some feedback on an RPG that's been in the works for about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Options, Noon, sirelfinjedi, ninja88penguin, was_fired, Mike Sugarbaker, Age of Fable, chronoplasm, Rich F.

12/11/2007 Eldrad: PUNKS:RPG
Sorry I am slightly dyslexic please ignore the previous post. Back in the 90s I wrote with some help of some friends a game called PUNKS. It was a game…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Eldrad, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Ken, earwig, Ron Edwards.

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12/14/2007 Marshall Burns: [Witch Trails] poker conflict resolution
First, I have to admit that I got this idea from Dogs in the Vineyard.  Once I had the idea, I started building a game around it, and that game…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Marshall Burns, preludetotheend, jag, Guy Srinivasan.

12/14/2007 John Harper: Rules Refresher
I've noticed a few irregularities in rules applications in AP reports and recordings, so I thought I would collect a few notes here as a refresher. I realize that Agon…
In one.seven design
Participants: John Harper, Mel_White, demiurgeastaroth.

12/15/2007 Friar Zero: Zombie Apocalypse Ruleset
Hello everybody!  I'm new here and I have been working on a set of custom mechanics for a Zombie Apocalypse setting.  I was hoping that I could get some feedback…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Friar Zero, northerain, Peter Nordstrand, blodwin.

12/15/2007 Nev the Deranged: [the pickup game] - descriptor tables
I recently posted over in AP about "the pickup game", http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=25253.0, and I am doing further thinking about it. So, I have been fiddling around with a chart to facilitate…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Nev the Deranged.

12/15/2007 Dustin of the Dead: Mechaton rules questions
Hello, I purchased this game for my little brother-in-law (13) who happens to be the proud owner of the biggest collection of Lego collection I have ever seen. I have…
In lumpley games
Participants: Dustin of the Dead, cdr, lumpley, Mantisking, David Artman.

12/16/2007 Mar_cus: Fear in Nicotine Girls
I'm translating Nicotine Girls to polish (with permission from Paul) and I have some problems with understanding Fear... Does Fear have anything to do in roll for Dreams? Or in…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Mar_cus, Filip Luszczyk.

12/16/2007 akfu: [TSoY] Out of stock?
So after much lurking I finally decided to pick up a print copy of TSoY from Indie Press Revolution and to my horror they're out of stock!  Any idea when…
In CRN Games
Participants: akfu, Clinton R. Nixon, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, iago, sabbatregent.

12/17/2007 Eero Tuovinen: Mainstream friendly, small games for compilated publication
If you were publishing a mainstream book for bookstores about roleplaying, with the intent to inspire further exploration of the subject, would you have some particular games that you'd like…
In Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Peter Nordstrand, Noclue, Blankshield, matthijs, Ron Edwards.

12/17/2007 SethCarmikle: Passages: a new "Christian" RPG
Alright guys. My parents are the types that don't like table-top rpgs becouse of all the "satanic" influences in them, so i've come up with a solution. I am working…
In First Thoughts
Participants: SethCarmikle, Meguey, Miskatonic, Eero Tuovinen, Filip Luszczyk, Vanoj, Noon, earwig, preludetotheend, StrongBadMun, matthijs, Creatures of Destiny, sirelfinjedi, dindenver, Ken.

12/17/2007 GreatWolf: Dirty Secrets and racism
For those who are interested, there is a discussion about Dirty Secrets and racism going on over here.
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

12/18/2007 Murrquan: Indie RPG publishing full-time?
I was reading some posts about sales numbers in this thread. And while they seem pretty small in terms of sales numbers per year, they sound like the kind of…
In Publishing
Participants: Murrquan, guildofblades, iago, Ron Edwards.

12/18/2007 davidberg: need to reduce handling time of my combat system
Too many calculations, die rolls, and chart-lookups!  Help! Desired Inputs: Player's preference of where to move to (if applicable) + character's ability to maneuver as dictated by surroundings. Player's preference…
In Playtesting
Participants: davidberg, Narf the Mouse, Noon, jag, J Tolson, dindenver, contracycle, Paul T, Marshall Burns.

12/18/2007 arthurtuxedo: [Tensided] Knights of the Broken Sceptre
Thought you might all enjoy a recap of a campaign I'm running using my Tensided system. OpenRPG Chat Log for Session 1. Played October 28, 2007. You'll have to scroll…
In Actual Play
Participants: arthurtuxedo, Ron Edwards, Noon, sirelfinjedi.

12/18/2007 LeSingeSavant: [My Life With Master] Master Popescu's Medicine
So we just wrapped up a 4-session game of My Life With Master. The Master was Herr Doktor Popescu, a Moreau-like ex-doctor who used the village below his ornate mountainside…
In Actual Play
Participants: LeSingeSavant, jasonm, ODDin.

12/19/2007 Doplegager: [Psi-Run] Bodhisattvas of Mars
After far too long of waiting, my group had a chance to playtest Psi Run.  There are a number of Ashcan Front games I've been wanting to give a try,…
In Playtesting
Participants: Doplegager, Miskatonic, chris_moore.

12/20/2007 preludetotheend: Gears and Cogs (GaC)
  So I am working on a jury rigged version of the splendid Alternity meshed with the wonder that was Old World of Darkness (back when it was not crap).…
In First Thoughts
Participants: preludetotheend, matthijs.

12/20/2007 Paka: B to the W to the G to the N to the S
For whatever reason, I'm thinking about incoherence after an IM chat with Paul: Play which includes incompatible combinations of Creative Agendas among participants. Incoherent play is considered to contribute to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paka, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Paul T.

12/20/2007 StrongBadMun: Help with a Website
Ok I'm getting to the point where I'd like to get a nice website up to help me publicize my Ember project as I trudge toward publishing it.  I won't…
In Connections
Participants: StrongBadMun, Eero Tuovinen, Clay.

12/20/2007 KeithBVaughn: A Web Site--What's Needed?
To the Group, Once again asking for help & insight from some of the more experienced members here. As Planets of Peril gets ready for release, I know a website…
In Publishing
Participants: KeithBVaughn, David Artman, WRYoung, Clay, Nathan.

12/20/2007 Marshall Burns: The Rustbelt and a GNS question
I've been writing this game called The Rustbelt off and on for six years.  It's set in a place called the Rustbelt, in a non-specific part of America, sometime in…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Eliarhiman6.

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