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2/22/2008 Dunefan: Fu Manchu
JustinB, I'm thinking of basing my campaign on the Fu Manchu movies that came out in the 60s, with Christopher Lee (who is GREAT) as Fu Manchu.  Fu's created a…
In Green Fairy Games
Participants: Dunefan, JustinB.

3/19/2008 Melinglor: Epic Fighty Robots game in the embryonic stage
Hi! I've had an idea buzzing about my brain for some time now, but unable to see how to proceed with it. I couldn't get my head above the fiddly…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Melinglor, dindenver, opsneakie, Mike Sugarbaker, Ben Lehman, Creatures of Destiny, wyrdlyng.

3/18/2008 gorckat: [DitV] Archons in Elysium
An idea I've been rolling around in my head for awhile, since I know my wife isn't keen on Old Western type game, is a Dogs game set in old…
In lumpley games
Participants: gorckat, David Artman.

3/18/2008 Gaerik: [IGE & GoD] What I've got and this is your last chance.
Okay, event submission for GenCon is over very soon.  Here's what I have for Indie Games Explosion thus far. Black Cadillacs - Friday and Saturday from 2pm - 6pm Dirty…
In Conventions
Participants: Gaerik, Darcy Burgess.

3/18/2008 belthaner: The Era Of The Powers
hello I am a young Spanish writer that does little has begun to write in English. From Spain is very difficult to contact with people of English language, above all…
In First Thoughts
Participants: belthaner.

3/18/2008 Filip Luszczyk: Fluffy Bunny
First, does this game have any actual implied rules, or is it more of a template for the player(s) to work things out? It's just, pages 5 & 8 are…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Ben Lehman, Emily Care, goodwill221, latestnws22.

3/17/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] adventures coming
I just announced this over at the Lame Mage blog but I wanted to give the Agon crew here a heads-up. I'm working a series of Agon adventures that I'll…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, John Harper, red_herring.

3/17/2008 Marshall Burns: [The Rustbelt] Cruel cargo; also, more GM clumsiness
So, we playtested The Rustbelt again, and, also again, I hadn't prepared at all.  You'd think last time would learn me, wouldn'tcha?  Nope.  But, still, things came out pretty well…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Knarfy, Wolfen, jag.

3/17/2008 WildElf: [Endgame] In A Wicked Age in 2 Chapters - Soul Binding; Ghoulish Assassinations
(This is sorta cross posted from Story-Games, but I've actually rewritten this which I may put into my S-G post) Endgame, in Oakland, just had their latest Minicon. I ran…
In Actual Play
Participants: WildElf, lumpley.

3/17/2008 Darcy Burgess: [GenCon 2008] - The Helping Hand of G.o.D
Hi, The ugly truth is that I was cleverly tricked into doing this.  The beautiful truth is that I'm really glad that I was tricked into it -- this should…
In Conventions
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Mike Holmes, Double King.

3/17/2008 Nathan Herrold: (IaWA) - Oracle Schmoracle
Vincent, What do you think about Oracles written in the 1st and 2nd person? I'm trying to write up an Oracle for Camp Nerdly using lyrics from Bob Dylan songs.…
In lumpley games
Participants: Nathan Herrold, lumpley, lachek.

3/16/2008 The Dragon Master: [Shadowrun] Adding bangs to save a failing campaign...
The last few sessions (comprising all of the sessions so far in this campaign) have been falling flat. I decided to add some bangs to the next session or two,…
In Actual Play
Participants: The Dragon Master, Ron Edwards, Melinglor, greyorm.

3/16/2008 JC: [MLWM] My life with the Tour de France
OK, I’m tired, so this is going to be a short one. I GMed a one-shot of MLWM for three other players this afternoon, before going on to play DRYH…
In Actual Play
Participants: JC, Paul Czege, Filip Luszczyk.

3/15/2008 anders_larsen: [Distant Horizons] A new try
This is a game I have worked on for a long time, but I have lately had a lot of trouble getting the mechanics defined. I am still very excited…
In First Thoughts
Participants: anders_larsen, VoidDragon, Adrian F..

3/15/2008 Roger: [SotC / Sorcerer] A funny thing happened on the way to pulp...
So here's the situation:  I'm sitting around waiting for 4e to drop like an atom-bomb, and I think, hey, I should run a game for my friends instead of neurotically…
In Actual Play
Participants: Roger, jburneko, Christopher Kubasik.

3/15/2008 Edward Kann: Rocketship Empires: Q&A
Hi Guys, I've lurked in The Forge for a while.  Going back to when I started to work on a few free PDF supplements for my fantasy setting. I am…
In Publishing
Participants: Edward Kann.

3/15/2008 Elizabeth: [Mist-Robed Gate] The best playtest I've ever experienced
So at last weekend's JiffyCon Boston, we had the first playtest of Shreyas Sampat's incredible wuxia game entitled The Mist-Robed Gate. It was supposed to be an intense, quiet, introspective…
In Playtesting
Participants: Elizabeth, Shreyas Sampat.

3/14/2008 Garth: Capes character creation as a play-aid to *other* games
So, I have Capes.  I want to play Capes.  I can't find anyone to play Capes.  This frustrates me. So for the heck of it, and to get a feel…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Garth, Melinglor.

3/14/2008 Paul Czege: 72 Hours of Boinging
On Tuesday, Patrick Dugan posted a review of My Life with Master to Greg Costikyan's Play This Thing blog. The review was picked up by Cory Doctorow's Boing Boing blog…
In Publishing
Participants: Paul Czege, iago, Roger.

3/14/2008 greyorm: [eXpendable] Skills and Equipment...finally!
So, I've been semi-steadily thinking my way through the tied skill-and-equipment module for my sci-fi game, eXpendable (a Ronnies entry from 2005, for the curious), and now I am at…
In First Thoughts
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, dredd_funk, Vulpinoid, dindenver.

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3/21/2008 Troy_Costisick: [Low Power Fantasy] Power 19
Heya, Posting this here for reference and historical purposes.  I hope to get another playtest of it in soon (weather permitting). 1.) What is your game about?** The game us…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Troy_Costisick.

3/22/2008 Darcy Burgess: [Dogs] I will brook no Dissent.
[url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452623/]Gone Baby Gone[/url] = Dogs In every important way. Submit! D
In lumpley games
Participants: Darcy Burgess, GreatWolf, lachek.

3/22/2008 Keiko: Story Tokens and Inspirations
A few questions Story Tokens and Inspirations are granted to players, correct? Can Inspirations be used to effect Dice that are otherwise too high for the character's Abilities? For example,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Keiko, 1of3, Melinglor, TonyLB, JohnUghrin.

3/22/2008 Ben Lehman: Game Chef: Artists First!
(hey, Ron. If this would be more at home in Connections, where the artists at the site hang out, feel free to move it) It gives me a frankly-should-be-illegal-amount of…
In Endeavor
Participants: Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid, lumpley, LeSingeSavant, David Artman.

3/22/2008 rycanada: [IAWA] Wicked Dice Map
I threw this together for my players, might help some of the questions.  Let me know if anything is wrong with it: Wicked Dice Map
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, demiurgeastaroth.

3/23/2008 Keiko: Alternative scenes
Has anyone tried Capes for non action even "social" scenes? How did it work out? Also could it be used for long term "scenes" like montages and other scenes that…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Keiko, hix, Hans, Gaerik, TonyLB.

3/23/2008 madunkieg: How to create enchantment in a world without magic
Each forum I go to gives rather different advice, so I thought I'd try asking this here, too. Woebegone Are you strong enough to lift a spirit? Synopsis: A star,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: madunkieg, Eero Tuovinen.

3/23/2008 c: Interview with Julia Bond Ellingboe
I did a recording with Julia at Dreamation, and here it is. I'm interested to hear what folks think.
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: c, Parthenia.

3/24/2008 David Artman: 4:3 Aspect Ratio (or "Have You Already Done My Research For Me?")
I want to release ASCII @HACK in a print format which most-closely resembles the 4:3 aspect ratio of (pre-widescreen) monitors, for reason which are obvious if one even glances at…
In Publishing
Participants: David Artman, Ron Edwards, iago, JustinB, guildofblades.

3/24/2008 Marshall Burns: [Uncanny Underground] Roll for Opportunity
[i]Uncanny Underground[/i] is a game I'm working on about a world that coexists simultaneously, both in terms of space and time, with our own, normal, mundane world (although it also…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Marshall Burns.

3/24/2008 Keiko: Does this house rule seem workable?
Players may pay a Story Token to use the same Power more than once a Page or a Blocking Ability more than once a Scene per incidence.
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Keiko, Hans.

3/24/2008 guildofblades: GOB Retail POD & other Programs Update
Hi Everyone, Just got done updating the web pages for our Dropship, Retail and Wholesale programs for the Guild of Blades Retail Group. The details on each program can be…
In Publishing
Participants: guildofblades, Illetizgerg.

3/25/2008 Keiko: Inspirations Houserule
What would be the possible pros and cons of having Inspirations owned by Characters instead of players?
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Keiko, Gaerik, TonyLB.

3/25/2008 Fatespinner: Musing about Don't Rest Your Head and Spirit of the Century
Hi, important things first, I really love your games. Now to the content of this post. While musing about my problems with SotC and HQ, how to do cyberware with…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Fatespinner, iago.

3/25/2008 Darcy Burgess: [CanGames 2008] - Indie Games Explosion in Ottawa
Hi, After the pleasant success of last year's Indie RPG Demo Table at Cangames, we've expanded our GM crew and are returning for a full-on Indie Games Explosion. In fact,…
In Conventions
Participants: Darcy Burgess.

3/25/2008 c: [Forge Midwest 2008] Food page.
I started a new thread so the official thread doesn't get too schizophrenic, anyway.... I've started the food page I've promised, it's not done yet, but it's done enough to…
In Conventions
Participants: c, Matt Snyder, Miskatonic.

3/25/2008 Ron Edwards: [Forge Midwest] Kids
Hi everyone, I find myself in the unfamiliar position of toting my kids to the convention. Cecilia (my wife, their mom) will be away at a convention of her own,…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Nev the Deranged, GreatWolf, Peter Nordstrand, Blankshield.

3/25/2008 Peter Nordstrand: [While We Were Fighting] GM Dice Pool
[i]While We Were Fighting[/i] is a game about powerful people intriguing in a fictional Italian renaissance city. It is a decidedly narrativist game, drawing inspiration from such perennial favourites as…
In Playtesting
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Anders, Marshall Burns.

3/25/2008 Keiko: How long to resolved Conflicts "last"?
I'm introducing a new group to Capes! and one of their big question is how long does a Resolution last? For example. If Endgame's Goal of Apprehend Nightside is Resolved…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Keiko, Hans.

3/25/2008 SaintandSinner: Indie Games Meetup (Birmingham, AL)
If your local to Birmingham (or close enough to drive by) come check us out. Our first meeting is Sat Apr 19th at 5pm. =================cross post=================== Meet other local Roleplayers…
In Connections
Participants: SaintandSinner.

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