Previous Topics 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.
4/3/2008 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 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 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.
4/2/2008 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.
4/2/2008 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 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 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 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.
4/1/2008 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.
4/1/2008 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 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 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.
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.
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 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 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.
3/30/2008 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.
3/29/2008 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.
3/29/2008 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.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 4/4/2008 Shadow17: [Dictionary of Mu & Sorcerer] How to prep a game with only 2 players
Hello Forge,
I have a background with D&D being my first RPG I've played, but really my RPG'ing and GM'ing background lies in indie rpgs. I'd like to thank Mr.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Shadow17, Paka, Eliarhiman6, James_Nostack.
4/4/2008 jburneko: SIS Control Take 3, EUREKA!
I just totally had an epiphany! Conflict declaration in Capes is backwards from almost all other RPGs.
In most games a player declares an action and then either someone steps…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: jburneko, TonyLB.
4/4/2008 Willem: [Polaris] Thou Art But A Warrior, Indie Hurricane!
A week has passed since my AMAZING game of "Thou Art But A Warrior..." at the Portland, OR Indie Hurricane Event, set in Anna Kreider's setting hack for Polaris.
As…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Willem, Ogremarco, wunderllama.
4/5/2008 Shadow17: [Sorcerer] Making Your Own Demon Abilities
Hello Forge,
In the Sorcerer manual there are a vast amount of abilities to add to your demon. However, being the guy who loves to add his own flair to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Shadow17, Plotin, pfischer, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards.
4/5/2008 droog: [TPK] Black Island
Hello! This is my first attempt at an island of the Kingdom, and I'd like to submit it for comments. It is for a game with my wife and daughter.…
In CRN Games
Participants: droog.
4/5/2008 Valvorik: [IAWA] Talky But Fun Session
[i]Alia and the Lord of the Leprechauns[/i]
I ran a tutorial/game of IAWA for two friends when our regular D&D night was cancelled because critical mass of players couldn’t make…
In lumpley games
Participants: Valvorik.
4/6/2008 Melinglor: [TSoY] I fought "The Party" and "The Party" won
I ran a Shadow of Yesterday one-shot for Portland/Vancouver's Gamestorm con this weekend last. It was my second time running the game. In some ways it went better than the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Melinglor, Christopher Kubasik, Willem, elegua, dindenver, Marshall Burns.
4/6/2008 Lucca: Iapetus Fantasy
Hi guys again,
Some months back, i published the game details on the Iapetus Fantasy here. I finally finished it and upload to Lulu.com.
As Lulu is pretty expensive to…
In Publishing
Participants: Lucca, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Jake Richmond.
4/6/2008 oriondarkwood: List of games I am working on
Couldn't find any real place to say hello, so hello..
Been playing and DMing RPG's for over 20 years, been working on designing RPG games for almost 15 years.. So…
In First Thoughts
Participants: oriondarkwood.
4/6/2008 tarafore: PC Advancement Struggles
I've been working on an advancement system for my Tarafore System http://www.rpg.net/columns/list-column.phtml?colname=talesfromtherockethouse (I should probably put an SRD document on the web instead of directing people to the RPGnet column…
In First Thoughts
Participants: tarafore, Troy_Costisick, FrankBrunner.
4/7/2008 FrankBrunner: [Power 19] Spellbound Kingdoms and introduction
Hi everyone! I'm working on a new game and thought I'd post a Power 19 here and see what everyone thinks. I'll put the specific points that I want feedback…
In First Thoughts
Participants: FrankBrunner, Troy_Costisick, Creatures of Destiny.
4/7/2008 J. Tuomas Harviainen: Solmukohta 2008 book & Forge connections.
Hello, friends & colleagues. Just wanted to mention that this year's book from Solmukohta, the inter-Nordic larp event, contains a few articles that may be of direct interest to Forge…
In Conventions
Participants: J. Tuomas Harviainen, Montola.
4/7/2008 Paul Czege: The Ashcan Front at Gen Con 2008
Hey all,
Matt Snyder and I are organizing an Ashcan Front booth for Gen Con again this year. The main changes are:
Gen Con raised its booth prices by quite…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege, iago, alejandro, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Matt-M-McElroy, Justin D. Jacobson, Darcy Burgess, c.
4/7/2008 dindenver: [CRN] Ack! What?
Clinton,
Anyone?
Why is this in Inactive Forums?
In CRN Games
Participants: dindenver, Troels.
4/7/2008 jburneko: [Sorcerer] Quickie Rules Question
This is something that I've been meaning to ask about and keep forgetting.
Let's say Alice and Bob are fighting each other.
Alice goes first and Bob doesn't abort and…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, pfischer, Ron Edwards, Paul T, Peter Nordstrand.
4/7/2008 quixoteles: Buckley's Rainbow
First off, If you didn't know Kurt Vonnegut is dead, he fell on his head and died from the injuries in later complications. This is important to me, because understanding…
In First Thoughts
Participants: quixoteles, davidberg, JoyWriter.
4/7/2008 quixoteles: Actual Play Vonnegut's Crapshoot with resource pools
Premise
I get together some player to pace out some of the newer character creation rule for vonnegut's crapshoot and it sister ideas buckley's rainbow, and the Locke-Spinoza horoscopy to…
In Playtesting
Participants: quixoteles.
4/8/2008 BladeLakem: Tempting Fate?
Hey there, I've been thinking about putting together an RPG for a setting that I have worked out and ran across Fate. I think it'll fit my setting really well,…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: BladeLakem, iago.
4/8/2008 iago: Other Places to Find Evil Hat Discussions
There are several Yahoo Groups:
SOTC and Fate: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FateRPG (a very active community, several years old and going strong)
DRYH: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dryh (young, but populated by strong fans)
Other places include:…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: iago.
4/8/2008 shadowcourt: CRN Games Forum now Inactive?
I noticed someone posted something about this on the CRN Games forum itself, but I figured it might not get to the appropriate individuals' notice if it was only there.…
In Site Discussion
Participants: shadowcourt, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, oliof, Eero Tuovinen, greyorm, Adrian F..
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