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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.

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.

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 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.

12/29/2007 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.

12/29/2007 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 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 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.

12/28/2007 Capulet: "Factions at War" Freebie PDFs
(I hope this is the most appropriate forum for this. If not, sorry Ron.) Allrighty, I've compressed the core book (Factions at War) down from 386 pages to 92 pages,…
In Publishing
Participants: Capulet, Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid.

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.

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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.

1/4/2008 Marshall Burns: [Super Action Now!] Monkey causes chaos, guy gets fired, cat doesn't care
[i]Super Action Now!  a Crazy-Ass Roleplaying Game[/i] had its first playtest last night.  The players were myself (also Referee, although I never had to bring any power to bear), my…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, davidberg, jag.

1/4/2008 Hituro: [SOLISPIST] Looking for input
I am still seeking comments and input for my up-comming game Solipsist. Specific parts of the game which I am looking for comments on are posted on my website for…
In Connections
Participants: Hituro.

1/4/2008 Willow: [The Hunger] Zombies, Vampires, Ghouls- Help My Idea Work
So, with Awesome Adventures finishing up and being ready soon, I'm setting my sights on my next project: The Hunger. The Hunger is a story-game about vampires.  The player characters…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Willow, c, lumpley, GregStolze, masqueradeball, apeiron, Bret Gillan, Grinning Moon.

1/4/2008 Hituro: Looking for artists
I'm looking for artists who would be interested in doing black and white or line art illustrations for my upcoming game Solipsist. I (and Gregor Hutton) are doing most of…
In Connections
Participants: Hituro.

1/5/2008 monsterfurby: Distrust and Betrayal
Greetings everyone! I created my setting, called "Epitaph" due to the lack of a better name, two years ago to run a couple of games using the GURPS 3 and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: monsterfurby, Willow, contracycle, Vulpinoid, masqueradeball, danielsan, dindenver.

1/5/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [DitV] Ninja Princess Usagi-chan E3: Gozaru! You can't stop bamboo from growing.
We played the third town of our Ninja Princess Usagi-chan game just before Christmas. The players were Kamil and Magda this time. It took us two short sessions over the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Redone, ja-prozac.

1/2/2008 muddlepud: [GenCon Oz 2008] continued (split)
Just thought i'd start trying to get this thread going again. I'm in the middle of emailing people for ideas on running Games On Demand. I'd like to submit something…
In Conventions
Participants: muddlepud, Rusty, Andrew Smith, Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid, Paul Czege.

1/5/2008 Murrquan: OGL System?
Hello Indie RPG designers! I'm currently working on yet another d20 variant. Except that instead of basing it on d20, I'm trying to base it on Mongoose Publishing's OGL System:…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Murrquan, Ron Edwards.

1/5/2008 Noon: Social Mandate: Did you remember to bring your guitar?
Split from The Social Mandate Heya Ron, Callan, I think you're correct in that some kind of culturally-understood statement will have to be involved. However, plain old win-lose isn't…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, Ron Edwards, Bastoche, contracycle, FredGarber.

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