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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.


3/24/2008 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.


3/24/2008 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 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 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.


3/23/2008 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.


3/23/2008 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 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.


3/22/2008 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.


3/22/2008 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 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 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.


3/21/2008 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.


3/19/2008 poireau: okay let's post my game's P19
it's a game I'm trying to shape for almost a year now but because of my lack of time and constancy, it never went far. 1.) What is your game…
In First Thoughts
Participants: poireau, Willow, joepub.


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3/25/2008 daMoose_Neo: Indie Demo Resources Wanted! Elfs, Inspectres & more!
I've recently gotten myself signed up with Key20 as a retailer for my storefront and ordered a couple of indie titles I know from my time here at the Forge.…
In Connections
Participants: daMoose_Neo.


3/25/2008 lumpley: Why you don't roll two particular strengths
I've been saying "because it reduces the value of the advantage die." But what I really mean is, "so that there's still doubling on round 1 and (especially, given the…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, rycanada.


3/25/2008 Hituro: [Solipsist] First proper game, at Conpulsion 2008
So Conpulsion 2008 has just finished in Edinburgh, and I got to run my first ever game of Solipsist entirely to people who had never seen, read, or played before.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Hituro, Gregor Hutton.


3/26/2008 weem: Weem's Skill, Attribute and Abilites Purchasing Structure
Well, it's finally time to make my first post here. Let me start off immediately by thanking you all, and especially Ron for the loads of information. I was so…
In First Thoughts
Participants: weem, joepub, LordKiwi.


3/26/2008 JC: AP with questions
hey :) I put an AP with some questions up in the Actual Play forum, and I'd be grateful for some answers cheers!
In Half Meme Press
Participants: JC.


3/26/2008 Jillianaire: [Forge Midwest 2008] Looking for a ride from Wichita, Kansas
Hey, it's Jarrod (one of the Story Games / J-RPGs / et cetera guys). Is anyone rolling through Wichita, Kansas with an empty seat? I'm hoping to meet up with…
In Conventions
Participants: Jillianaire.


3/26/2008 Troels: [In a Wicked Age] For the Love of a Terrible Horse
Last week, I attended the danish convention Fastaval in Aarhus. Lots and lots of IaWA was played, much (but not all) of it by me. I ran three independent chapters,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Troels.


3/27/2008 Skywalker: [Bliis Stage] Interim Phase
I see the pdf of the Interim Phase has been released. I have sent an email to Ben, but does anyone know what the differences are?
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Skywalker, Ben Lehman.


3/27/2008 wintermute: Thoughts on a core mechanic
I need help with a challenge resolution mechanic and attribute/skill rankings. Resolving a challenge in our system is attribute dice + skill dice versus a target number. Which of these…
In First Thoughts
Participants: wintermute, Adam Dray, Ron Edwards.


3/27/2008 apeiron: A Calendar Page
Would it be possible to have a calendar listing events that Forge members are hosting or attending?  This is the calendar i made for NoVA Game Smiths.
In Site Discussion
Participants: apeiron, Ron Edwards, Artanis, M. J. Young, lumpley.


3/27/2008 Parthenia: Steal Away Jordan Presentation and Actual Play Recording
It's long, but interesting, even to me, and I don't generally listen to myself talk! About midway through I ran a demo of the game. We didn't get to play…
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: Parthenia.


3/27/2008 Klaus Graziade: Suns May Perish Core Rules!
Hello Forge,     A couple weeks back I was looking for some guidance on a core mechanic for my sci-fi game, now titled "Suns May Perish."  After reading the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Klaus Graziade, Filip Luszczyk, FrankBrunner.


3/27/2008 apeiron: RfC on MX - Roll under TN against Oppositions, Raising the Stakes
Inspired by Burning Wheel, i came up with this.  So far it's rather vague and incomplete, but i have to get it out of my head.  i hope you guys…
In First Thoughts
Participants: apeiron.


3/27/2008 MikeF: Diceless mechanic for space pulp
I mentioned a while back on this forum a rocketships-and-rayguns RPG I've been toying with. It's essentially space pulp, set in a 1930s solar system, where the lantern-jawed men and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MikeF, Ken, tombowings, LordKiwi.


3/28/2008 Ahrimanius: Companions & Spirit of the Season Companions Reloaded Questions.
Hy I have a few Questions concerning Companions 1.The assistant Companion(Mental/Knowledge) can ad +1 in Knowledge Conflicts.Now Physical & Social Conflicts are rather common but I am having trouble of…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Ahrimanius.


3/28/2008 lumpley: Calendar Trial Period
I've enabled the forum's calendar function. You can see a link up there at the top of the screen underneath the Forge logo. I clicked on and off some arbitrary…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Troy_Costisick, David Artman, Artanis.


3/28/2008 LordKiwi: [Heretic] Multiple 'Great Old Ones' - needs a sanity check
I've posted here before about my game, Heretic, and after a couple of months of play testing I'm back again with new ideas. In brief: Heretic is set in a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: LordKiwi.


3/28/2008 JQP: Working on a "realistic" Medieval combat system
I'm just kicking around ideas.  Please dear God no essays on theory, the definition of "realism," existentialism, etc.  And I don't care about being innovative, at ALL.  I just want…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JQP, Marshall Burns, dindenver, davidberg, Hereward The Wake, Krippler, LordKiwi, JoyWriter.


3/28/2008 joepub: Boosting Humanity, Cover and Power?
Can a demon Boost its master's Humanity? Can a demon Boost its master's Cover, or its own? Can a demon Boost another demon's Power? If a demon had Power 6…
In Adept Press
Participants: joepub, Ron Edwards.


3/29/2008 Christopher Kubasik: Kickers in Schism?
The rule book doesn't mention them. Does the "Death Scene" replace the Kicker?  Would Kickers clash with the Death Scene? If there is, in fact, no Kicker, is there a…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.


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