Previous Topics 2/9/2008 rgrassi: A Unified Model for Role-Playing I release this "Exposure Draft for Comments".
It's the first part of a unified model for role-playing.
Your comments/critique/hints and any other feedback is deeply appreciated.
http://nuke.robertograssi.net/RPG/Articoli/tabid/63/Default.aspx
http://nuke.robertograssi.net/Portals/0/RpgFiles/AUnifiedModelForRoleplaying-PartI-20080208.pdf
Thanks in… In First Thoughts Participants: rgrassi, Alfryd, casquilho, dindenver, brainwipe.
2/9/2008 was_fired: Getting a Game Ready for Release I've been working on TOCC for about two years now and I'm getting ready to try to market it and have it branch out beyond just my small group of… In Publishing Participants: was_fired, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, davidberg, JustinB, abzu.
2/9/2008 Hituro: [Solipsist] Superman and John Constantine get on a plane... (crossposted from Gregor Hutton's post on collective endeavour, I hope that is okay for the rules of this site)
Anyway, tonight I was over at John Wilson's and we had… In Playtesting Participants: Hituro.
2/8/2008 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2008] First thread! The basics Hi everyone,
Here's the GenCon stuff for this year. A lot is staying the same, and a couple of things are changing.
First, for people who don't know, this is… In Conventions Participants: Ron Edwards, Justin D. Jacobson, iago, SirValence.
2/8/2008 Marshall Burns: [Fantastical Adventure] The Purple Pearl of Pinoche! We a played a bit of one of my new games, Fantastical Adventure, last night. It's, um, well, I still haven't figured out how to explain it properly. The setting… In Playtesting Participants: Marshall Burns, jag.
2/8/2008 dindenver: [SoY] More noobie questions Hi!
OK, here they come, please be gentle:
1) Where does bonus dice fall in IIEE? My guess is in the second "I"
2) I have a misunderstanding, when… In CRN Games Participants: dindenver, shadowcourt, oliof, Clinton R. Nixon.
2/8/2008 Galadrin: [16 Bit] Fundamental Questions Hi all, this is my first post here but I've been watching these forums on and off for a while. I have, in my opinion, a great set of rules… In First Thoughts Participants: Galadrin, rycanada, Noon, VoidDragon, OnnoTasler, chronoplasm, Jillianaire, Paul T, Catalyst N, oriondarkwood, rvmiole.
2/8/2008 program: New RPG idea. Hello, I have a idea for a new RPG experiment and new RPG game, to this end, I have a blog over at
http://rpgdemocracy.blogspot.com
If you would like to know… In First Thoughts Participants: program, mwhite, Peter Nordstrand, greyorm.
2/8/2008 MikeSands: [Monster of the week] Brainstorming help request So, I have the basic shape of a game sorted out, which is inspired by the TV show Supernatural and Hellboy and other stuff in that vein. The basic system… In First Thoughts Participants: MikeSands, Adrian F., hix, David Artman, StrongBadMun, Rich F.
2/8/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [LoA] Various rules questions After our last Sunday's session, I have a number of questions:
1). How does an exchange resolve when both sides succeed and their temporary Attributes are equal?
2). Is it… In Dark Omen Games Participants: Filip Luszczyk, M. J. Young, GreatWolf.
2/7/2008 rycanada: What do I do with these parameters? I'm trying to make a game that is fun for people who are stuck at work with nothing to do.
The game has to have a few parameters:
1) Asynchronous… In First Thoughts Participants: rycanada, Bastoche, HDTVDinner, Guy Srinivasan, Mike Sugarbaker.
2/7/2008 Arkhaden: Semantics versus legal issues Hi everyone! My ranks in english literacy are very low so I hope you understand what I’m trying to say. I’m writing an RPG with dice an skills etc.… In Publishing Participants: Arkhaden, Clinton R. Nixon.
2/7/2008 greyorm: New Publishing Frontiers We all know the market for intellectual property is changing on a fundamental level thanks to the internet and the ease of copying and distribution of data -- cheap, free,… In Publishing Participants: greyorm, David Artman, guildofblades, pells.
2/7/2008 Darcy Burgess: [CanGames 2008 - Ottawa, Ontario] IGE needs GMs! The thread title more or less says it all.
CanGames, Ottawa's annual gaming con is going to have an Indie Games Explosion this year. I'm not 100% sure what form… In Conventions Participants: Darcy Burgess.
2/6/2008 JC: [DRYH] Seeking advice for short game hey :)
I'm GMing a short game of DRYH this Saturday for two friends, and I'm looking for advice
I'm thinking:
- use higher Pain ratings
- after the intro… In Evilhat Productions Participants: JC, iago.
2/6/2008 Eero Tuovinen: Near-Definite Setting Compendium I was skiing yesterday, and a publishing project came to me. For those who don't know, I'm much more accomplished as an indie publisher than as an indie game designer;… In CRN Games Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Clinton R. Nixon, shadowcourt, Troels, sabbatregent, Frank Tarcikowski, oliof.
2/6/2008 David Artman: RFP: "Roguelike Digsiversalis Hack" Hi, folks; cranking on my first "Story Game" concept (I think--it's pretty gamist, actually).
<a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgf9k524_1f4cgr3x9">Roguelike Dogsiversalis Hack</a> (working, tongue-in-cheek title)
My requests:
1) PLEASE playtest; full name (or handle),… In Playtesting Participants: David Artman.
2/6/2008 lumpley: Persuasion rules Here's an old friend of mine. He's speaking of In a Wicked Age but it's a great general topic across my games:
So there's no mechanic… In lumpley games Participants: lumpley, Troels, PorterO, Valvorik, Aman the Rejected, David Artman.
2/6/2008 Necromagvs: [SGS ] A Role playing game turn into a Card Game As part of the extended rules on my new game system there is a plan to create a Card game that can be played by using the characters from your… In First Thoughts Participants: Necromagvs.
2/6/2008 Ahrimanius: FATE 3.0 in Print? Will Fate 3.0 see print after the Dresden Files RPG is released.or will it only be available Online as a free document. In Evilhat Productions Participants: Ahrimanius, iago, casquilho.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 2/10/2008 davidberg: level of detail of RPG "instruction manual" In this thread, Ron said:
. . . write a new document from scratch. This new document would be much like an instruction manual for… In Publishing Participants: davidberg, David Artman, casquilho, Jake Richmond.
2/10/2008 GreatWolf: A Flower for Mara Actual Play This is the thread where we will collect actual play of A Flower for Mara.
To begin, here are the two playtests that I've done so far:
A Flower for… In Dark Omen Games Participants: GreatWolf.
2/10/2008 ScrapRPG: ScrapRPG art/rules help Hi all im new to the forum and I heard that this was the place to go for help with my RPG Scrap. I have not done much so far… In First Thoughts Participants: ScrapRPG, contracycle, Clinton R. Nixon.
2/10/2008 program: RPG Experiment, Five stories done. Hi again, for anyone who has been following my blog at:
http://rpgdemocracy.blogspot.com
I would like to let you know that there are five stories for download and vote. These are… In Endeavor Participants: program, Ron Edwards.
2/10/2008 Artanis: [DS] Questions on the violence sequence Hi Seth and Co.!
A few technical questions: on page 55 it says that the Authority gains a bonus investigation sequence if he or she inflicts 3 Violence on the… In Dark Omen Games Participants: Artanis, GreatWolf.
2/10/2008 angelfromanotherpin: [Dictionary of Mu] No-prep play So, I'd been trying to get a Saturday night game going for some weeks. The first attempt fizzled, as I recruited a few people from a local gaming forum, we… In Actual Play Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Paka, DainXB, Ron Edwards.
2/10/2008 Akira: Release: Schreiber System beta 1 Hi
I'm kinda new to The Forge and I hope I got this in the right Forum.
I have spend some time write my own rpg rule system. Today I… In Connections Participants: Akira.
2/10/2008 btrc: [GenCon 2008] Lodging As Ron mentioned in the other thread, rooms through the Housing Bureau are sometimes problematic if you aren't registered as an attendee. I suggest as people get or find decent… In Conventions Participants: btrc, Nev the Deranged.
2/10/2008 Matt: [Covenant] Warpcon : Sons of Joshua Warpcon is a reasonably sized convention in Cork, Ireland, which I attended in January. I ran Covenant just after lunch on the Saturday. I ended up with three players. All… In Actual Play Participants: Matt, Ron Edwards.
2/11/2008 David Coulter: Playing with kids? So our nine-year-old has decided she'd like to try playing an RPG, and I immediately thought of PTA, as it's nice and rules-light. Has anyone out there tried playing it… In Dog Eared Designs Participants: David Coulter, Danny_K, Matt Wilson.
2/11/2008 Vulpinoid: [8th Sea] Character Generation and a Preliminary Playtest [size=24pt][color=blue]The Eighth Sea: Preliminary Playtest[/color][/size]
Those who have been watching other parts of the forum may be aware that I've been working on a game called the Eighth Sea, a… In Playtesting Participants: Vulpinoid.
2/11/2008 Yokiboy: Trollbabe on Lulu? Hello Ron,
I would love a book of Trollbabe. Unfortunately, living in Sweden, it's not as simple as taking my PDF down to the local Kinkos and having it printed… In Adept Press Participants: Yokiboy, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf.
2/11/2008 Necromagvs: [SGS] looking for artists, writters, banner exchange.. Hello everyone,
We are releasing a new update on our new game system. Our efforts are now on creating some graphics and some background stories for the settings. We have… In Connections Participants: Necromagvs, Jonley17.
2/11/2008 chronoplasm: Wave Inspired System OK, so in most systems, character stats will usually grow with time right? They don't really get weaker with time unless they are negatively affected by some kind of enemy.… In First Thoughts Participants: chronoplasm, VoidDragon, masqueradeball.
2/11/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] Life Path System, whadya think? Hi!
http://tsoy.crngames.com/Dave%27s_Life_Path_System
What do you guys think?
Some of the verbage is still sloppy, but the keys, secrets and abilities are near final... In CRN Games Participants: dindenver, oliof, Rich F.
2/11/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Minor Foes -- finding the combat sweet spot I think Agon needs a middle range of adversaries, something between minions and full NPCs.
Minions can go down very quickly (as they should) but with six wound boxes a… In one.seven design Participants: Ben Robbins, John Harper, Mel_White, Sonja.
2/11/2008 lumpley: [GenCon Indy 08] kicked out of the Forge Booth nest? Don't panic.
You can still be in a booth in the exhibitors' hall at GenCon if you want to. You have a couple of choices.
Choice 1: make your own… In Conventions Participants: lumpley, iago, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.
2/12/2008 program: To story, or not to story. Well I have been writing story after story for my RPG rule book, but none of them have gone down well, so before I take any action I would just… In Endeavor Participants: program, casquilho, Peter Nordstrand, Kevin Smit.
2/12/2008 5niper9: [Dogs in the Vineyard] I broke the rules ... twice Hi,
last saturday we played Dogs in the Vineyard and it finally gave me what I expected from play.
"We" that is Anna, Edwin, Carina, Felix and me.
Carina and… In Actual Play Participants: 5niper9, oliof, David Artman, lumpley.
2/12/2008 Gabrielle: [Land of a Thousand Kings] Of Castles, Pyramids and Fisherman Kings Last Friday I play Land of a Thousand Kings with two friends of mine and one of my friend's ten-year-old sister. The ten-year-old, Julia, had been up too late several… In Playtesting Participants: Gabrielle, Ben Lehman.
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