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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 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 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 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 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.

1/8/2008 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.

1/8/2008 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 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 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 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] - 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.

1/7/2008 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.

1/7/2008 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 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 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 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.

1/6/2008 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.

1/6/2008 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 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.

1/5/2008 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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1/9/2008 ctone: Considering Buying Fae Noir - Combat question
As the topic says, I am considering buying Fae Noir.  My favorite part of gaming is combat, and I like my games to be fast and furious.  I was reading…
In Green Fairy Games
Participants: ctone, JustinB.

1/9/2008 Ranko: Sorcerer Without Demons, Magic Or Demons
For a while now I keep thinking and rethinking Sorceror. There is an undefined bug going around my head and I can't make it stop. I keep thinking about Sorceror…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ranko, Ron Edwards, angelfromanotherpin, smonsoon.

1/9/2008 GreatWolf: [A Flower for Mara] Jump-starting the game
"She died that night.  She was the light of my days, the glory of my existence, cut down like a flower in the prime of her life.  And now I…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf, Artanis, jasonm, Noon.

12/20/2007 Philippe Tromeur: One-page RPG's: once a week!
[quote author=Philippe Tromeur link=topic=23516.msg244963#msg244963 date=1197934780]I'll write 52 1-page RPGs next year, one per week...[/quote]In fact, since I'll post them on Mondays, there will be 53 games : http://tromeur.com/53/
In Endeavor
Participants: Philippe Tromeur, Ron Edwards, Eldrad, Emily Care, GregStolze, LukeSineath, Noon, maldito.

1/10/2008 ODDin: Creating My Character an Interesting Situation - Director Stance in Sim?
This issue arised while I was talking with a friend of mine about the GNS and our prefernces. At first, she said she was likely a Simulationist who enjoys a…
In Actual Play
Participants: ODDin, Ron Edwards.

1/10/2008 jasonm: [Business Solutions] Three Ladies
I got a chance to playtest Business Solutions last night with my regular Wednesday night group.  We were down by two due to childbirth and sickness respectively, so three guys…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, GreatWolf.

1/10/2008 Greymorn: Drifting toward a better Sim
Damn. I can't believe it's been almost a year since I posted this thread. High time for an update! First, I can't thank you all enough for your help and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Greymorn, Noon, davidberg, Ron Edwards, dindenver, Caldis, contracycle, anansi, Silmenume.

1/10/2008 David Artman: Alternate Rules For Healer Fallout Dice
So, having heard that healer fallout is d4s (we ended a session in doubt), I have considered a few alternate fallout dice rules for healers, just for grins: Take the…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, lumpley.

1/10/2008 JamesDJIII: [dogs] A question about Taking The Blow and fallout dice size
I'll post the AP for the Dogs game I ran with David Artman and another buddy later. Right now, I have questions! Situation is that David's dog makes a Raise…
In lumpley games
Participants: JamesDJIII, Filip Luszczyk, lumpley, David Artman, dindenver, demiurgeastaroth.

1/10/2008 Paul Czege: My Life with Master: The Architecture of Protagonism
Hi all, The article I wrote about <i>My Life with Master</i> for <a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/0262083566">Second Person: Role-Playing and Story in Games and Playable Media</a> (MIT Press, 2007) is <a href="http://www.electronicbookreview.com/thread/firstperson/protagonism">now up</a>…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege.

1/10/2008 greyorm: [ORX] News Thread
This thread is a sticky to be used for short updates regarding ORX (links to reviews, product changes, AP, etc) that don't necessarily require their own thread. To kick things…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm, Thunder_God.

1/11/2008 chronoplasm: Hi! First RPG: Pathodyne.
Hi! I'm new here. I'm also fairly new to the experience of creating my own RPG (played quite a few, made my own settings but always with out of the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, Phil.

1/11/2008 devonapple: [Dogs/Afraid]
In "Afraid," I am assuming it is implicit that the Victims are all developed with the same Stats/Traits/Belongings/Bonds as other NPCs, yes?  The sections on developing Slaves and Acolytes mention…
In lumpley games
Participants: devonapple, lumpley.

1/10/2008 Spikey: Noir: What Does it Mean?
Hey Justin. An apology back at you for my own delay in posting. I have been in similar straights and was snowed under. Also, I cannot reply to the PM…
In Green Fairy Games
Participants: Spikey, JustinB, ctone, Caesar_X, Dunefan, Thenomain.

1/11/2008 Marshall Burns: [Super Action Now!] Bubba Bad's bad day, + hobo clones & son of sasquatch
Playtest #2 of Super Action Now! last night.  Did I say the first one was a blast?  Well, I was wrong.  THIS was a blast.  I mean, DAMN we had…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, davidberg, Noon, jag.

1/12/2008 Nev the Deranged: Seminar on the impact of Forgeish theory stuff on online social gaming
I'll save the story of how I ran across this, but I found it interesting. It's a seminar, held on M*U*S*H (an online massively multiplayer text based social environment), about…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nev the Deranged.

1/12/2008 chronoplasm: Hi! New here. Heres the last D&D game I played.
Now, I can't remember my stats exactly, but I was a rogue/bard named Neviik. I recall getting into a lot of arguments with my DM (Richard) over my character's backstory.…
In Actual Play
Participants: chronoplasm, sirelfinjedi, Caldis, Noon, Noclue, masqueradeball, Valvorik, Selene Tan, contracycle.

1/12/2008 Adral: [TSoY] Doubts about using keys
Hello everyone, I am thinking on running a TSoY campaign soon enough, but I really cannot understand properly a certain section of the rules regarding the Keys. The section in…
In CRN Games
Participants: Adral, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/12/2008 Landon Darkwood: [In a Wicked Age] Setting and events...
Vincent, I noticed that the current draft of IAWA sort of leaves out or glosses over all the discussion about setting elements that was in your 'Creating Situation: a practical…
In lumpley games
Participants: Landon Darkwood, lumpley, John Harper, Nathaniel, DainXB.

1/12/2008 sirelfinjedi: Wizards vs. Supers
I usually run a d20 game set in a super-fantasy world where the heroes - generally having super-powers - face an occasional wizard. For a few years now I've been…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sirelfinjedi, chronoplasm, Dormammu.

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