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12/28/2007 lumpley: [IaWA] A genetic nanopotion, mind tricks and Han Solo as a lesbian
Me, Emily, Julia and Rob Bohl played space opera In a Wicked Age last night. It was fun. It was set on this aquatic alien planet with increasingly bad relations…
In Playtesting
Participants: lumpley, Anders, RobNJ, Emily Care, foucalt.

12/28/2007 sabbatregent: [TSoY] A silly question about araka
So, the people in Qek have this cool drink called araka. Araka is supposed to be a distilled poison. But Distill Herbs is something only Ammenites know how to do...…
In CRN Games
Participants: sabbatregent, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/28/2007 GreatWolf: Trying to choose between Parasites and Possessors
I just bought Sorcerer, and I'm working on putting together my thoughts for the game that's been floating around in my head for awhile. The basic concept is that demons…
In Adept Press
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, lumpley.

12/27/2007 jburneko: [DitV} I was a Dog and I forgave the Demons
Last night I had the opportunity to play Dogs in the Vineyard.  Present were myself, Collin, James and Will.  James was GMing.  Now, when I play Dogs a) I like…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Caldis, Noon, Noclue, Ron Edwards.

12/27/2007 LandonSuffered: The Golden Compass!
All right…just saw the Golden Compass and I’m thinking when are they going to come out with an RPG for this?  What an awesome setting!  Aeronaut cowboys, armored ice bears,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: LandonSuffered, Noon, Xerxes, David C, pfischer.

12/27/2007 Clay: Looking to split a web server
I am looking for somebody to share the cost of a web server with me.  The cost will be $15/month, on a reliable host.  For your money you get the…
In Connections
Participants: Clay.

12/26/2007 cdr: [44] Questions
I'm looking forward to running 44 at Endgame! I have a couple of notes after reading the ashcan. On p17 it doesn't mention what Program does, although later on it…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: cdr, Matt Snyder.

12/26/2007 GreatWolf: Go Play Peoria February minicon
In a fit of insanity, Ralph Mazza, Keith Sears, and I have started a group called Go Play Peoria.  We're looking to the nerdNYC model and trying to do something…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf.

12/26/2007 ODDin: [Demon Desire] First Ideas
About a week ago I picked up the album "The Shadow Cabinet" by Wuthering Heights. A few listens to the opening track, "Demon Desire", gave birth to an RPG. Mysterious…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ODDin, sirelfinjedi.

12/26/2007 Noon: [No name yet] Fight with a monster game.
Ron recently said My usual recommendation, though, is to start by posting in Actual Play. People make this ten times harder than it is. If someone were to post, "We…
In Playtesting
Participants: Noon, davidberg.

12/25/2007 Artanis: [Dirty Secrets] Hospitals are dangerous
So this is a humorous observation on my three times playing the game. Each time, I play, there is a Violence scene in a hospital. Always because the investigator had…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Artanis, GreatWolf.

12/25/2007 guildofblades: Guild of Blades, 2007 Year in Review
Guild of Blades 2007 Year in Review Hi Everyone, As had been a tradition for me for the last 6 years or so, near the end of the year I…
In Publishing
Participants: guildofblades.

12/24/2007 Xenoheart: A game based on... ASTROLOGY?
Well, hi there, Forge community. Meet Leo: Israely, fourteen, RPG(And generally a)geek, and without any conception of proper english spelling/grammer. Seem's you have just met me. Well, for a big…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Xenoheart, dindenver, LandonSuffered.

12/24/2007 Knoble: Few quick ?s
Hi Guys, I just got the book and stayed up waaay too late last night reading the first 5 chapters. I'm very excited about this game, and look forward to…
In Universalis
Participants: Knoble, Valamir.

12/24/2007 Artanis: Killing Characters
In my last session we narrate a last scene that goes roughly like this. All characters are Characters. Julien (Authority framing the scene): The Investigator arrives at her apartment, the…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Artanis, GreatWolf.

12/24/2007 sirelfinjedi: Good Game Gone Long
So, I've been running a super-hero game for about a year and a half. It started as a filler game when a player was absent and became the favorite campaign…
In Actual Play
Participants: sirelfinjedi, Matt Snyder.

12/23/2007 sirogit: [It's Complicated] What I didn't mention was that I poisoned everyone
Ran a game of Its Complicated, with just me and my brother Chris. By the author's suggestion, we both ran two characters. The setup: D&D Dungeon Crawl Situation: We're in…
In Playtesting
Participants: sirogit, Elizabeth, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, Artanis, David Artman, Madheretic.

12/23/2007 sirelfinjedi: Newby Needs Help
Hey, I'm new to the Forge and I feel a little lost. I've recently (over the past 6 months) gotten very excited about game design. I've been fired up by…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sirelfinjedi, Ron Edwards, brainwipe, FLEB.

12/23/2007 sirelfinjedi: Super-Fantasy Power System - d20 play-testers wanted.
I've been working on a d20 supplement for superheroes. I'm calling it the Super-Fantasy Powers System. While I've used and enjoyed both Mutants & Masterminds and Blood & Vigilance, I…
In Connections
Participants: sirelfinjedi.

12/23/2007 arthurtuxedo: Can talking people's heads off be as fun as slicing them off?
On a brief and semi-recent MUDding kick, I tried out the new Iron Forge MUD, Lusternia. It's pretty similar to their previous games, but one addition struck me. There was…
In First Thoughts
Participants: arthurtuxedo, masqueradeball, Noclue, Noon, dindenver, GregStolze, jag, contracycle.

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12/29/2007 Tuxhedoh: [DitV] Noob- finding players
I'm new to RPG's in general, DitV intriques me and I can find a few friends that are interested in playing, but none are experienced GM's .  I'm in the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Tuxhedoh, JC.

12/29/2007 Igtenio: D20 Lite Variant
First off, I apologize, since I know there're a million D20 derivatives out there, but I figured I'd post about one I've been thinking over. Without a doubt, others have…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Igtenio, Noon, jag, Bastoche, sirelfinjedi, Dormammu, dindenver, Ron Edwards, Eldrad.

12/29/2007 Artanis: [Zombeja! Ovella!] This time with vampires
Hello Yesterday evening a few friends and I went out to this smoky alternative bar, where some guy was having a board-game night and we thought that this would be…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

12/29/2007 agoodall: Alternate history/fantasy medieval setting - what do characters do?
Long-time lurker, first-time poster... I have an idea for an alternative history game set in the 13th century. Along with alternative history, there are fantasy elements. I have a good…
In First Thoughts
Participants: agoodall, ODDin, Noclue.

12/31/2007 Frank Tarcikowski: The players’ role in Participationist play
When Ron Edwards visited me in Hamburg two weeks ago, we were talking about my old games of Star Wars d6 and Ron asked me to post about something I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Caldis, Noon, masqueradeball.

12/31/2007 earwig: A Conspiracy of Clippings (with Apologies to William S. Burroughs)
   I was reading something about William S. Burroughs the other day, and it was talking about how he would sometime just cut up stips of paper containing words or…
In First Thoughts
Participants: earwig, GregStolze.

12/31/2007 GreatWolf: [Dogs in the Vineyard] In the line of duty….
[b]Introduction[/b] [i]There's a man goin' 'round takin' names. An' he decides who to free and who to blame. Everybody won't be treated all the same. There'll be a golden ladder…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley, Ron Edwards.

1/1/2008 sirelfinjedi: Gaming Podcasts
I've become a huge addict of gaming podcasts. I have some favorites, but I'm always looking for more drive-time, quality info on my favorite hobby.  My favorite is Fear the…
In Connections
Participants: sirelfinjedi, C.W.Richeson, Nathaniel, c.

1/2/2008 davidberg: [Werewolf] Simulationism: Dreaming is cool, but what's with "The Right"?
So, about a year ago, I played in a game based loosely on various World of Darkness books and rules.  It was not without hitches, but was generally fun, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: davidberg, Ron Edwards, masqueradeball, Frank Tarcikowski, Noon, Caldis.

1/2/2008 darthfodder: Mortal to God game
Okay, so I found out that there's already a game out there where the characters go from mortal to god from my last post on this same idea,but that's okay;…
In First Thoughts
Participants: darthfodder.

1/2/2008 Darcy Burgess: Looking for Graphic Design Guidance
Hi, I'm working on the logo for my imprint, and I could use some guidance.  I've started a thread over at Story Games, since participants can include images without seeking…
In Connections
Participants: Darcy Burgess.

1/2/2008 SaintandSinner: Trollbabe
Hi (tried to email this but it bounced), Sent payment through PayPal before the new year.  Still looking for a download link at the Forge Bookshelf.  Am I missing something?…
In Adept Press
Participants: SaintandSinner, Ron Edwards.

1/2/2008 lumpley: In a Wicked Age now preorderable
Anybody feels like preordering In a Wicked Age, you can, here. Or you can click the link just to see the cover illustration. I'm proud of it. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Yokiboy, kallisti_dk, Nev the Deranged.

1/2/2008 GreatWolf: [Dogs in the Vineyard] Girls can be cruel
The New Year holiday was good for roleplaying.  On New Year’s Eve, we played Primetime Adventures with James and Theresa, which I will write up in due course.  Then, on…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Valamir, Gabrielle, lumpley, Raquel.

1/2/2008 Marshall Burns: OBLITERATI: the Unspeakable Horror of the Literary Life
[b]Exposition[/b] All the players take on the roles of made-up famous novelists.  Let’s assume that all these novelists have been well-acquainted for about 10 years, and also that, when it…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Marshall Burns, Murrquan, brainwipe, jasonm.

1/2/2008 GreatWolf: [Primetime Adventures] Political comedy for the new year
We have a running New Year’s Eve tradition of getting together with James and Theresa to eat wings, drink liquor, and play games until the New Year comes…and then continuing…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Redone, Filip Luszczyk.

1/3/2008 shadowcourt: [TSOY] Near's Frozen South
Hey, all, I've been kicking around ideas for my next game of TSOY. Having played in both Maldor and Ammeni, and not wanting to quite dive into the steaming jungles…
In CRN Games
Participants: shadowcourt, Eero Tuovinen, dindenver, oliof, Troels, Rich F.

1/3/2008 jburneko: The Social Mandate
There's a phrase I want to push into the gaming lexicon: The Social Mandate.  I can't remember if Ron uses this phrase in the text of Spione or not.  The…
In Actual Play
Participants: jburneko, Noon, Eliarhiman6, Filip Luszczyk, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, davidberg, Ben Lehman, contracycle.

1/4/2008 Zak Arntson: [Sorcerer & Sword] The Eye of Gnarlitobe
Hoo boy. So I managed to pull off the annual pulp fantasy gaming with my brothers this year. Another round of Sorcerer & Sword (though not in the world of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zak Arntson, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski.

1/4/2008 David C: A bit fuzzy on the math (statistics)
Ok, for character creation in my game, I came up with a mechanic where you take 8 d6 and roll them. You then group like numbers and count each dice…
In First Thoughts
Participants: David C, Vanoj, Eero Tuovinen, VoidDragon.

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