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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 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 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 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.

1/11/2008 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.

1/10/2008 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 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.

1/11/2008 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.

1/10/2008 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.

1/10/2008 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

1/9/2008 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.

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 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 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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1/12/2008 JC: [Lacuna] OK so I tried it... [SPOILER ALERT]
[SPOILER ALERT] [SPOILER ALERT] [SPOILER ALERT] [SPOILER ALERT] [SPOILER ALERT] if you want to play Lacuna and not GM it, you probably want to stop reading now [SPOILER ALERT] [SPOILER…
In Actual Play
Participants: JC, Darcy Burgess, Danny_K, Ron Edwards, FredGarber.

1/12/2008 Capulet: First Con as Publisher, Looking for Advice
Hello all. Well, I've sprung for my first table at my first con (Con of the North). I'm seeking general advice as to make the most of the experience. My…
In Conventions
Participants: Capulet, M. J. Young, JustinB, GreatWolf.

1/13/2008 guildofblades: Any Linux Server Experts?
Hi Everyone, Anyone here know the ins and outs of setting up a linux server? We've been setting up a linux (ubuntu) server that we're hoping to migrate our online…
In Connections
Participants: guildofblades.

1/13/2008 devonapple: [Afraid] Cthulhu Live conversion - feedback appreciated
I am converting a Cthulhu Live plot into the Afraid system, and I wanted any feedback: http://www.hyperwerx.net/cthulhu/script_jontomes.html I'm having trouble assigning traits and bonds.  Here's what I have so far:…
In lumpley games
Participants: devonapple.

1/13/2008 Thomas Lawrence: [In A Wicked Age] IRC Play
[url=http://wiki.stryck.com/InAWickedAge/ChapterOne]http://wiki.stryck.com/InAWickedAge/ChapterOne[/url] (At the above link, find the in-character logs, plus a list of character ideas an the oracles used, for the first session of the game.) So, I play a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Thomas Lawrence.

1/13/2008 algi: Please play 'Mighty Ones'
[url=http://"http://algi.web.elte.hu/rpg/teszt/mighty_test.pdf"]This is my first "complete" RPG[/url], but it is not yet fully developed. The last playtest left the notion in me that the game is already very enjoyable and highly…
In Playtesting
Participants: algi, greyorm, Vulpinoid, masqueradeball, Kevin Smit.

1/14/2008 Sonja: Adapt to TMNT?
How easy would it be to play a TMNT game using the Capes system? Any ideas on how to implement?
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Sonja, TheCzech.

1/14/2008 Noon: [No name yet] Dance of death
This is kind of an extension of this playtest, except I've added two player rules which add a very distinct dynamic. My son set up the area again, getting some…
In Playtesting
Participants: Noon, Marshall Burns, davidberg, Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid.

1/14/2008 Willem: [PTA] Storms of Hokkaido
Hey. Played my first PTA game this evening. I've just started experimenting with indie role playing games after not having played one of any kind for about 15+ years. I've…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willem.

1/14/2008 MKAdams: Conflicted About Multiplayer Conflicts
I'm in the process of designing a "story-telling game."  The game is set in a generic European low fantasy setting that recalls Alice in Wonderland, the Wizard of Oz, and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MKAdams, VoidDragon, sirelfinjedi.

1/14/2008 VoidDragon: Pawning NPCs to Crunch up Social Conflict
Greetings, all. Lately I've been working on a game where players: i. Choose what drives their character into conflict ii. Contribute to the conflict of other players by hitting these…
In First Thoughts
Participants: VoidDragon, Noon, Vulpinoid.

1/14/2008 kallisti_dk: [IAWA] Advantage dice questions
I just finished reading In a Wicked Age, and it looks really great. But I found some aspects of advantage dice unclear. Here are some questions. 1. Suppose A is…
In lumpley games
Participants: kallisti_dk, Troels, John Harper, lumpley, Valvorik.

1/14/2008 northerain: [Van Dread] Power 19(kind of) / Questions!
This is my Power 19 for my new game, Van Dread. I skipped some questions as I didn't really have an interesting answer for them, nor did I find them…
In First Thoughts
Participants: northerain, chronoplasm, Vulpinoid, jag.

1/14/2008 Valvorik: IAWA Q's
Owe list striking for advantage dice (page 19 and then 23) - it is correct that after the first exchange in an action sequence (when awarding of owe list is…
In lumpley games
Participants: Valvorik, lumpley.

1/14/2008 TomTitTot: [Shock] Antagonist Story Goals?
Hello! I'm going to be helping to organize a game of Shock on Saturday, and since I have never played a game of Shock and only just got v1.1 for…
In glyphpress
Participants: TomTitTot, nikola, pfischer, TempvsMortis.

1/15/2008 Thomas Lawrence: [In A Wicked Age] IIEE A Little Unclear
Vincent, I know you are totally going to hate me for telling you this, since you are totally the guy of clear IIEE. ...I think the IIEE process in In…
In lumpley games
Participants: Thomas Lawrence, lumpley, Jason Newquist, Landon Darkwood, Valvorik.

1/15/2008 GreatWolf: [Grey Ranks] The joy of soul-crushing defeat
We gathered again to play Grey Ranks.  (Our last session is here.)  To kick things off on a cheery note, I played a portion of the Radio Lightning broadcast and…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, jasonm, Reithan, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Paul T.

1/15/2008 Artanis: Forge-sponsored games?
I was reading the Dreamtion 2008 web-page where I read that there would be "DOZENS of Independently Published Role Playing Games Sponsored by The Forge as part of the Indie…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Artanis, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

1/15/2008 sdm: [Shadows] Looney Tunes episode
I recently played Shadows, a free game by Zak Arntson http://www.harlekin-maus.com/, with three of my daughters aged 9, 7, and 5. The rules are very simple and fun for children.…
In Actual Play
Participants: sdm, quozl, Yokiboy.

1/15/2008 crespowu: active vs passive entertainment (split)
I think RPG is more interactive.
In Publishing
Participants: crespowu, Ron Edwards.

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