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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.

1/2/2008 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 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.

1/5/2008 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.

1/4/2008 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.

1/4/2008 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: [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 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 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 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.

1/3/2008 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.

1/3/2008 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.

1/2/2008 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.

1/2/2008 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: [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 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 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 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 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 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.

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1/6/2008 iain: Playtesting site goes live
A little while ago, over on story games, I started a discussion about ashcans and what people felt they had got from them. One of the things that came out…
In Playtesting
Participants: iain.

1/6/2008 dcolanduno: Dragon*Con 2007 II (split)
I used to love the diceless games back in the 90's when I was in college. How did they go this time around?
In Conventions
Participants: dcolanduno, Ron Edwards.

1/6/2008 jporrett: [The Emperor's Heart] Mystical Calligraphy and Sacrifice
Here's another "Emperor's Heart" playtest report.  It's from late October and I'm just now getting around to writing it up.  This time around it was my friends Randy and James,…
In Playtesting
Participants: jporrett, Chris_Chinn, Ron Edwards.

1/7/2008 devonapple: [Afraid / Hounds] Newcomer
I'm working on a Call of Cthulhu adventure using the DitV system, and have run across both "Afraid" and "Hounds on the Moor" on these discussion boards.  I observed the…
In lumpley games
Participants: devonapple, lumpley, Nathaniel, Rustin.

1/7/2008 shadowcourt: [TSOY] Vulfen species design
I've decided to post this seperately from the "Near's Frozen South" thread, even though the ideas are fairly interrelated. Nonetheless, a species splat just popping up in the middle of…
In CRN Games
Participants: shadowcourt, Eero Tuovinen, sabbatregent, dindenver, Troels, oliof.

1/7/2008 lumpley: [Mispent Youth] Five predictions about Rebekah, Molly and Larry
Rebekah, 14, played by Julia: "new kid." Molly, 16, played by Meg: "hardened cynic." Larry, 16, played by Vincent: "den mother." Mispent Youth, GMed by Rob. Before the predictions, some…
In Playtesting
Participants: lumpley, Meguey, RobNJ, Paka, jenskot.

1/7/2008 RobNJ: [Dreamation 2008] Indie Games Explosion games lineup
Emily Care Boss is hosting the list of games being run in the IGE at Dreamation 2008. I'll repaste here in a completely lazy and unedited way: Dreamation 2008 January…
In Conventions
Participants: RobNJ, c, JustinB, Parthenia.

1/7/2008 MikeF: Drawn out conflict
First time poster (though occasional lurker - this is a truly excellent site that reignited my interest in dice), so apologies if I've got my terminology wrong or this is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MikeF, Bastoche, Murrquan.

1/8/2008 Darcy Burgess: [Agon] - Fun & Death on the Island of Skyros
I recently had the pleasure of teaming up with my pre-fatherhood gaming group; we got together five days ago.  We started early (10am), and in a nod to days of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Darcy Burgess, John Harper, Valamir, Noclue, Mel_White, hermes, demiurgeastaroth.

1/8/2008 Valvorik: Accidental Outcomes?
Can a Player Character end up killing someone when they weren't trying to? E.G., You're trying to beat your opponent in duel to teach him a lesson, the chaotic nature…
In CRN Games
Participants: Valvorik, rafial, shadowcourt.

1/8/2008 Darcy Burgess: [Agon] - AP-based rules questions.
Hi John, These questions come straight out of my experience on the Island of Skyros. 1. It became apparent that since Players are free to angle towards contests that they…
In one.seven design
Participants: Darcy Burgess, John Harper.

1/8/2008 GreatWolf: [Grey Ranks] Joyriding in tanks and other skylarks that will get you killed
Our Friday night group sat down and planned out the next stretch of roleplaying that we’re going to do.  We agreed to give Grey Ranks a whirl and then head…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, jasonm, Ron Edwards, Filip Luszczyk, Valamir.

1/8/2008 David Artman: Why Relationships With People?
Or, to be more specific, why would I ever want to establish my unassigned Relationship dice with an individual in a particular Town? OK, I see the basic benefit of…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, Ben Lehman, devonapple, lumpley, zornwil, Noclue.

1/8/2008 Murrquan: D20 Variant for Kids and Console RPG Gamers
It's yet another d20 variant! This one is going to be based on Mongoose Publishing's OGL System, however, allowing it to contain character creation and levelling rules out of the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Murrquan, Noon, David C, masqueradeball.

1/9/2008 walruz: Range-based system for duels
Note: I'm not interested in discussing the merits with rules light systems vs rules heavy systems, and I don't want to step on any toes by bringing up GNS theory.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: walruz, contracycle, dindenver, Hereward The Wake.

1/9/2008 arthurtuxedo: [Tensided] Serenity Springs
Session start is about a quarter of the way down. Chat log for Session 1. Played August 7, 2005. Serenity Springs was the first campaign to use the new superhero…
In Actual Play
Participants: arthurtuxedo, Noon.

1/9/2008 Melinglor: Mother-May-I and 20 questions: Games GMs play
A little over a year ago, in the thread Drugs, hugs, knives, and Zu, Ron was talking about some GMing techniques and principles, and he said…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, David Artman, Noon, contracycle, Ron Hammack, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, Gaerik.

1/9/2008 Morrius: Generic Game Engine - Impulse RPG
Hi there.  I've been working on my own generic system for a while now, and I've managed to build it up into something fairly substantial.  On a whim, I made…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Morrius, Ron Hammack, dindenver, Noon, Necromagvs.

1/9/2008 apparition13: SW D6 Dogfights (split)
[quote author=contracycle link=topic=24843.msg242110#msg242110 date=1192025486] Hmm, the presumption that once you have caught someone you should retain that status appears strong and recurrent, too intuitive to resist.  It may be something…
In Actual Play
Participants: apparition13, contracycle, Ron Edwards.

1/9/2008 lumpley: Mr foot, welcome to mouthville (an interview)
A couple weeks ago Rob Bohl interviewed me about In a Wicked Age, and now he's put the interview up online: The Independent Insurgency Episode 002. I'm happy to answer…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Nathaniel, John Harper, RobNJ, sirogit, GreatWolf, Wolfen, Artanis.

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