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4/12/2008 dyreno: [DiTV ] All the Dogs do is murder!
All the Dogs do when we play is murder folks! The way the players see it, talking is something the Devil loves to do, and they don't want nothing to…
In lumpley games
Participants: dyreno, lumpley, JC, Ward, Eero Tuovinen, Peturabo, Eliarhiman6, wreckage, Blankshield, cdr, David Artman, dindenver, chuckles73.

4/11/2008 Melinglor: [Bliss Stage] First Impressions from the Last Sale of Gamestorm
So I've bought and read Bliss Stage, after playing a fifteen minute demo with Ben at Gamestorm. I've been ruminating, and I just wanna say this game us fucking fantastic.…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Melinglor, Ben Lehman.

4/11/2008 lachek: [Sorcerer] An observation
This is a personal observation, echoed here with the intent of helping Sorcerer noobs like myself - or more accurately, helping experienced Sorcerer players like you help noobs like myself.…
In Adept Press
Participants: lachek, angelfromanotherpin, wreckage, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns.

4/11/2008 tonyd: [Go Play NW] May 31-June 1 2008, registration open
Go Play NW is a gamer's and designer's convention held yearly in Seattle, WA. Last year was our first year. We had 60 people playing all weekend, and we had…
In Conventions
Participants: tonyd.

4/11/2008 Landon Winkler: [Conflict] First Thoughts
Hello Forge! I've been wrestling with an idea for a while, but I've finally got a skeleton that I can almost explain and I was curious about what other designers…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Landon Winkler, FrankBrunner.

4/11/2008 castus nigh: Medieval- The Experts Roleplaying System
My gaming system, is as named above, has been termed the evolution of D&D by those who have been playtesting this new gaming system.  Medieval has many unique advantages over…
In Playtesting
Participants: castus nigh, Adam Dray.

4/11/2008 castus nigh: Medieval - The Experts Roleplaying System
For all those who have never experienced true role-playing, at its very best, I have detailed a little snipit of one of my recent games.  We use a system called…
In Playtesting
Participants: castus nigh, Ron Edwards, Calithena, lumpley, Adam Dray, greyorm.

4/11/2008 Christopher Kubasik: Nan and Lore
Okay.  I have a question about NaN... I just had our character creation session for my new game will start playing next weekend, and I'm excited as all hell.  But…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, jburneko.

4/10/2008 oriondarkwood: [Power 19] - Kaneon
1.) What is your game about? Kaneon is a steampunkish (Spelljaming vessels, firearms, jelly showers) world, where for thousands of years was a magicalogical (failed magic experiments) dumping ground for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: oriondarkwood, davidberg, Troy_Costisick, Greg 1.

4/10/2008 FrankBrunner: [Spellbound Kingdoms] A lock of hair and a stuck pig
Well as everyone knows, playtesting is everything. So even though SK is a long ways from completion, I'm testing as I go. Here's a report! ... For this pre-alpha playtest,…
In Playtesting
Participants: FrankBrunner, Krippler, Creatures of Destiny.

4/10/2008 castus nigh: looking for a publisher
To Those at The Forge The very reason I found my way onto 'The Forge' is to find a gaming company or RPG publisher to publish my system.  Medieval, The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: castus nigh, Artanis.

4/10/2008 darquehope: Awarding Fan Mail between episodes
Hey all!  I'm about to run my first PTA session, (I'm excited and nervous) but I've come up with an idea that I'd like to run by everyone.  Now keep…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: darquehope, schlafmanko.

4/9/2008 Darcy Burgess: [Dust Devils (Revenged)] - Chips Question
Hi Matt, We just kicked off a DD game last week, and two of the guys are used to the first edition of the rules.  I don't know if their…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Hans, Matt Snyder.

4/9/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] are Advantages too cheap?
I think buying Advantages with strife might be too cheap. 1 strife to get an additional d8 in a simple contest is a lot more bang-per-buck than just increasing a…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, John Harper.

4/9/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [DitV] On seppuku and saving throws vs. area effects
There's a kind of Raise we had a couple of times in our recent games and don't really know how to handle. The problem arises when a Raise targets multiple…
In lumpley games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley, Ward, demiurgeastaroth, jburneko, zornwil.

4/9/2008 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 Actual Play
Participants: droog.

4/9/2008 tarafore: Power 19 for Empire Sword
Information about the Tarafore System can be found at http://www.rpg.net/columns/talesfromtherockethouse/talesfromtherockethouse1.phtml and http://www.tarafore.net The "Shounen Sword" sub-system can be found here: http://www.rpg.net/columns/talesfromtherockethouse/talesfromtherockethouse6.phtml 1.) What is your game about? Tournement Anime/Wuxia-style action-hero…
In First Thoughts
Participants: tarafore.

4/9/2008 rgrassi: Character swapping and (in general) ownership of the PC
One of the things I do while playing is to 'swap' characters between players or changing the 1:1 relationship between the player and the PC, so that one player must…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rgrassi, madunkieg, Galadrin, Artanis, Eliarhiman6, Illetizgerg.

4/9/2008 Illetizgerg: First Thoughts (oh, the irony) On A Setting & System
After lurking for a little while here and reading over some Indie RPGs I am really interested in designing my own system and corresponding setting and using that to start…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Illetizgerg, FrankBrunner, Everspinner, greyorm.

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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4/12/2008 castus nigh: Publishing an RPG
This is the second attempt to post, sorry if the first shows up, internet connection problems! I am in the final stages of play-testing/adjusting my RPG, Medieval, The Experts Roleplaying…
In Publishing
Participants: castus nigh, Eero Tuovinen, greyorm, guildofblades, rafael, abzu, Jake Richmond.

4/12/2008 weem: [The Last Lands] - Looking for some feedback
I've been doing work on my new setting/system over the last few weeks - I'm calling it The Last Lands. I have recently posted a quick run-through of the character…
In First Thoughts
Participants: weem, Everspinner, FrankBrunner, Zachary_Wolf, Landon Winkler.

4/13/2008 dyreno: [DitV] Alternate setting: Dogs of the Military. A Full Metal Alchemist setting
When i started to think of story ideas for DitV i kept coming back to the thought of Full Metal Alchemist. And after reading through the Alternate setting thread i…
In lumpley games
Participants: dyreno, David Artman, dindenver, Andrew Barton, KuroFluff, Danny_K, Marshall Burns, Shenron.

4/13/2008 sirogit: Seperate "Seasons"
So my plans for my Mortal Coil are: Run the game into a "Season finale" (Current situation is resolved, new situation develops) and present the choice to the group to…
In Galileo Games
Participants: sirogit, inthisstyle.

4/13/2008 castus nigh: looking for leeches with talent
I am looking for talented people willing to work on an epic gaming system.  Unfortunately,  I cannot offer money to start, but can offer a share in all future profits…
In Connections
Participants: castus nigh.

4/13/2008 Illetizgerg: Stupid Dice: An Epidemic
I am unsure of where to put this, however it has spawned from my own personal considerings and initial thoughts regarding a system, and thus I think it is most…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Illetizgerg, Vulpinoid, greyorm, Ron Edwards.

4/13/2008 Simons: Hidden Mechanisms
Hey everyone, In most of the RPGs I’ve come across (albeit, this is somewhat limited), at least those which rely heavily on mechanics (D&D especially), the players have almost perfect…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Simons, contracycle, Vulpinoid, davidberg, Creatures of Destiny, Paul T.

4/13/2008 Galadrin: [16-bit] Playtest Report
Hey everyone, I had a great playtest of 16-bit last night.  Present was myself (as GM), my brother (Adrian) and my girlfriend (Gloria). At first, we decided to play-out the…
In Playtesting
Participants: Galadrin, Marshall Burns, Landon Winkler, jag, Catalyst N.

4/14/2008 castus nigh: Massive Battle and falling outcomes
Background Alregar- Priest of Kieranna Khan- Human Slayer- Mortal Enemy - Trolls Sienna- Human Thief - wielder of a 'bloodsighted' blade (magical item) Town of Manacle Seaport of 4000 peoples, …
In Playtesting
Participants: castus nigh.

4/14/2008 Meguey: Mist-robed Gate, on Mars!
Last night I got to play the most fun game of the year, thus far. Shreyas ran his game in development Mist-Robed Gate for 10(!) of us Western Massive/Story Games…
In Playtesting
Participants: Meguey, Elizabeth, FrankBrunner, Shreyas Sampat.

4/14/2008 Hituro: [Solipsist] Mermaid Towers (part 2)
I was going to post this on the end of the existing thread on Mermaid Towers, but I don't seem to be able to find it, it's possible I never…
In Actual Play
Participants: Hituro.

4/14/2008 rycanada: Poison'd more fun than IAWA?
Background: I happened upon an interview for Page XX with Luke and Vincent.  Vincent sounded really tired.  But at one point he said that poison'd was more fun but IAWA…
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, lumpley, Graham Walmsley, Peter Nordstrand.

4/14/2008 jrs: [Forge Midwest 2008] Seeking designer
Saturday afternoon at Forge Midwest, I stopped briefly at a table where a CCG was being played with these really cool hand-drawn cards. I did not stay long, but I…
In Conventions
Participants: jrs, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Matt-M-McElroy, williamhessian.

4/14/2008 Landon Winkler: [Conflict] First Playtest
Ran my first playtest session of Conflict last night, which was pretty interesting, so I figured I’d share my experiences. Hope someone finds something here interesting. For my summary of…
In Playtesting
Participants: Landon Winkler.

4/14/2008 Ron Edwards: [Forge Midwest 2008] All things afterwards
Let's follow up! I enjoyed myself greatly and invite all comments about the event. Let's put actual play talk into the appropriate forums (Actual Play, Playtesting), but the event itself…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, buzz, Matt-M-McElroy, Blankshield, Malky, Willow, williamhessian, Nev the Deranged, Miskatonic, TJ, GreatWolf, Peter Nordstrand, Zach, SabreCat, Tim C Koppang, coffeestain, jerry, tylure, GamerChick.

4/14/2008 Andy Kitkowski: For "Sale" : The 24 Hour RPG Contest
I announced this over at my LJ. I simply don't have the time to keep this on my radar anymore, and this is the best way to save it from…
In Endeavor
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, segedy, Rusty, jasonm, Graham Walmsley, Vulpinoid, David Artman.

4/14/2008 Mike Holmes: [IAWA] Failing to Resolve
So we were playing IAWA at ForgeCon this weekend (missed you, Vincent!), and the rule that I can paraphrase as "Exhaust, Injure, or Negotiate" came up as potentially problematic. There…
In lumpley games
Participants: Mike Holmes, lumpley, jburneko, Eliarhiman6, jenskot, Valvorik.

4/14/2008 WildElf: [WGP] An error in judgement with conflict set up.
So, I ran my first session of WGP and it sort of flopped.  At least, the conflicts did. I had the villains pick a fight with the two PCs, and…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: WildElf, Michael S. Miller.

4/14/2008 Willow: [Forge Midwest] Trollbabe- Player Choices, and a Question for Ron
At Forge Midwest, I finally got to play Trollbabe, which was ran by Ron himself.  Yay! For plot, Frunhilde, badass Trollbabe Axe-Warrior, found herself at Everyone's Inn, a haven for…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willow, Ron Edwards, rafial, Arturo G., Alan, FredGarber.

4/14/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [Compass Gods] No Snappy Thread Title Today
I playtested Compass Gods with Jacek and Kamil. We've been playing via Skype, marking coins and stuff this way. The game lasted for over three hours, though rules discussions ate…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Simon C.

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