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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.

3/28/2008 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 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 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 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.

3/27/2008 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.

3/27/2008 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 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 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 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 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 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.

3/26/2008 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.

3/26/2008 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 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 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.

3/25/2008 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.

3/25/2008 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 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 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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3/29/2008 legion329: [DitV] First Play
Hello everyone. I'm going to post up what happened in my first DitV session last night. But first, note the following: I heard of DitV about two days ago,…
In lumpley games
Participants: legion329, Peturabo.

3/30/2008 Demring: Game of the gods
This is an idea for a play-by-post (forum) story game. I hope it's not too far outside the scope the Forge. If it is, I would greatly appreciate suggestions to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Demring, Eero Tuovinen.

3/31/2008 Nathan P.: [carry] New Print Run Coming Up
It's getting to be time for another print run of carry. While I'll be combing the text back and forth looking for typos and small things to correct, I can…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., Eliarhiman6, Mel_White.

3/31/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] adventure playtesters wanted
I'm looking for some brave groups who want to playtest the <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=25949.0">Agon adventures</a> I'll be releasing. I've already run them, but I like having outside groups do "blind" playtests…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, red_herring, Mel_White.

3/31/2008 rafael: [Shoestring budget] Interior artist needed
Hello! I'm working on a sourcebook for my game, Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium. I require interior artwork. This book will be sold 'at cost' -- no profits for…
In Connections
Participants: rafael, greyorm.

3/31/2008 alejandro: [unWritten] A game of film and literature. Seeking playtesters!
Hello everyone, I've been developing my game unWritten for some time now. So, I'm seeking playtesters. Here is a little bit about it... unWritten is a game that attempts to…
In Playtesting
Participants: alejandro, Peter Nordstrand.

4/1/2008 CrimsonKing: Where can I buy the PDF?
hi, I've just searched at IPR and on your HP and didn't find a PDF-Version, can you help me please? Thank you very much
In These Are Our Games
Participants: CrimsonKing, Eliarhiman6, Ben Lehman, JC.

4/1/2008 Limejello: Help Wanted
As my prequal novel nears completion I need artists publishing agents and the like to help get the actual rpg book on the road. I'm looking for people willing to…
In Connections
Participants: Limejello, Galadrin.

4/1/2008 GreatWolf: A Flower for Mara at Forge Midwest
So, I'm going to be at Forge Midwest, and I'll be bringing the necessary material to play A Flower for Mara.  If you're going to be there, and you'd be…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

4/1/2008 GreatWolf: [Forge Midwest] Flower for Mara playtest
Hello, all.  I'm looking to put together a playtest of A Flower for Mara at Forge Midwest.  If you're interested, let me know in this thread.  Thanks.
In Connections
Participants: GreatWolf.

4/2/2008 Halfred: [DitV] Rules clarification for a newbie
Hi, folks. I'm very new to Dogs, but I threw caution to the wind and volunteered to run a game a small convention here in Vermont. I have run a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Halfred, jburneko.

4/2/2008 rgrassi: Playing in Backward mode
With my system I sometimes make playing sessions playing the game in backward. In that sense sometimes I ask to roll for causes and not for effects of actions. Has…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rgrassi, pfischer, Marshall Burns, davidberg.

4/2/2008 James_Nostack: SIS Control, take 2: Aha, I get it now
In SIS Control Problem: A Concrete Example, way back in 2005 Jesse, Tony, and Ralph were arguing at length about who gets to control the imaginary fiction in Capes.  From…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: James_Nostack, jburneko, Keiko, TonyLB.

4/2/2008 David Artman: [ASCII @HACK] Playtesters wanted
Hi, folks; My little mash-up project, ASCII @HACK, is ready for playtesting: http://docs.google.com/View?docID=dgf9k524_1f4cgr3x9&revision=_latest Basically, if you understand narration-rights economy (Universalis), trait invocation (DitV), and freeform scene setting (Red Box Hack)…
In Connections
Participants: David Artman.

4/2/2008 jburneko: [In A Wicked Age...] Social Conflict Subtlety
I've seen it said that there is no social conflict resolution in In A Wicked Age... However, given my reading of the text I think I see a subtlety in…
In lumpley games
Participants: jburneko, Brand_Robins, Valvorik, Mike Holmes, lumpley.

4/3/2008 Van Hoering: [AnyDie]Homebrew generic system: looking for a better title and a piec of advice
Okay, this is my first post on The Forge. I think I'd better introduce Myself first. My name is Jef, 30 yo, schoolteacher in the north of France, roleplayer since…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Van Hoering, Krippler, VoidDragon, Everspinner, jag, tarafore, FrankBrunner.

4/3/2008 Melinglor: Capes play at Gamestorm!
Hi, all. I just ran my favorite Capes game ever, at Portland/Vancouver's Gamestorm con. I posted it up on Storygames. I encountered some nuances, both good and bad, that I…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Melinglor, TonyLB.

4/3/2008 preludetotheend: Inhouse all the way.
  Hello myself and a friend are looking into some short run self printing and I know a couple people here have much more experience. I have looked into some…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, guildofblades.

4/3/2008 Valvorik: IAWA NPC's returning
NPC's don't reassign dice when they come back.  Since that is how damage is healed, does this mean NPC's always come back "damaged"? I admit the times I've played 2nd+…
In lumpley games
Participants: Valvorik, DainXB, lumpley.

4/4/2008 apeiron: NoVA GameSmiths, 1.3, 26 Apr 08
The third monthly meeting of game developers in the NoVA area.  My sig should have a link to the Google Group.  If it doesn't i'll add it.
In Connections
Participants: apeiron.

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