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4/19/2008 Rusty: [Gen Con Oz 2008] Suggestions for games
Hey, there is a small contingent of people going to the first Gen Con Oz to run something akin to Games on Demand.  We will be running games for an…
In Conventions
Participants: Rusty, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Andrew Smith.

4/19/2008 rycanada: NPC Totem (Another play aid)
Hey guys, if you're interested I've got my Totemic NPC sheet done up as a basic PDF.  I found it handy at the last session: Totemic NPC Sheet
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, Valvorik.

4/19/2008 SabreCat: [Blazing Rose] Forge Midwest: Pacing and "Pieces"
This comes almost a full week after the play experience, thanks to a very busy work-week after the con, so many details have vanished from my memory.  But I wanted…
In Playtesting
Participants: SabreCat, Zach, Ron Edwards.

4/18/2008 Marshall Burns: [Witch Trails] Strange Fruit
[i]Witch Trails:  the Invisible History of the American West[/i] is a game about the Hex Rangers, a secret militia formed to drive out angry spirits and other supernatural threats from…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, jag.

4/18/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] free adventure "Temple of Hera" released
<i>"Heroes, my anger is hot within me! Slay those who defile my shrine! Cleanse my temple! Let not one escape the wrath of Hera!"</i> Wanna play some Agon but don't…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, John Harper, advachiel, red_herring.

4/18/2008 Valamir: Universalis Sales Data
Having completed my inventory review for 1Q 2008 and compiled all of my sales data going back to the beginning I thought I’d offer the following data.  I have some…
In Publishing
Participants: Valamir, Eero Tuovinen, David Artman, Tony Irwin.

4/17/2008 angelfromanotherpin: Ain't nothing but a family thing...
So, I was contemplating running an old-fashioned Amber Diceless RPG Throne War, and I wound up thinking about an extensive character generation discussion session prior to all the succession war,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Marshall Burns.

4/17/2008 mratomek: [SF7] new combat, damage, wounds system
After a lot of thought, spit, and polish, I think I have finally tweaked the combat system to be fluid, easy to use, and  a lot of fun. The hits…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek.

4/17/2008 alejandro: [unWritten] film and literature
I've been working on unWritten for some time now. I'm in the alpha/beta/whatever play test phase right now. So, I'm trying to do a few things here. I'm trying to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: alejandro, Artanis, oriondarkwood, davidberg.

4/17/2008 Ron Edwards: [My Life With Master] Radium power
Hello, When I arrived at Forge Midwest, people were playing Handy ("the game that lets gamers touch each other" as I call it), and eventually it turned into a conversation…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, coffeestain, jerry, Frank Tarcikowski.

4/17/2008 lumpley: [IaWA] Breaking Bad Habits
Bad for In a Wicked Age, that is. All of them are good habits for other games, variously. These are some rules restrictions I recommend if you're having trouble breaking…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Valvorik, jburneko, Troels, Mike Holmes, Alan, GreatWolf, Eero Tuovinen, Brand_Robins, oliof, Peter Nordstrand, David Artman, jenskot, Eliarhiman6, Jonathan Walton, Marshall Burns, Piers Brown, John Harper, Noclue, Valamir.

4/16/2008 tonyd: [GenCon 2008] Second thread, random details and questions
Woo hoo! I'm so glad you guys are doing this. Now for my dumb questions: First, I am a loser. I registered for Gen Con. But I want to be…
In Conventions
Participants: tonyd, Blankshield, Eero Tuovinen, Matt, segedy, JustinB, Ron Edwards.

4/17/2008 tchernopuss: Correctors needed for an HeroQuest setting
Hi everyone, We're a bunch of persons from the ForgeSonges association and we're working on one of the official settings for the oncoming new version of the HeroQuest system. The…
In Connections
Participants: tchernopuss, Artanis.

4/17/2008 nurgledeathmonkey: Freelance artist
Looking to get a start in the business, will work cheap. You can see some of my doodles and such @ myspace.com/chim_chim67 . Comments and criticism welcome.
In Connections
Participants: nurgledeathmonkey.

4/17/2008 zmobie: The Focus System
I've noticed a lot of proposed diceless systems lately, so stop me if this is horrendously similar to another one. My system is, for lack of a better title, is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: zmobie.

4/17/2008 Nev the Deranged: [The Mountain Witch] - Forge Midwest '08 - More Cross Dressing
The TMW game on Sunday was out of control. We had eye-gouging (I don't feel a TMW game is complete without eye-gouging, since the game where Alexander lost his), and,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Nev the Deranged, coffeestain, Willow, Tim C Koppang.

4/17/2008 jessejesse: Professional Illustrator looking for work (sample pic attached)
I'm a professional freelance illustrator and graphic designer, also a long time gamer. I am looking to break into the tabletop gaming industry. Let me know if you like my…
In Connections
Participants: jessejesse, segedy, williamhessian, Eero Tuovinen.

4/16/2008 jburneko: [Dirty Secrets] Simple Rules Question
Hello, Simple rules question.  Do you still set goals in Violence scenes?  The rules say Violence scenes work like Investigation scenes "except" and "don't set goals" isn't listed among those…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: jburneko, GreatWolf, Linnaeus, Ron Edwards.

4/16/2008 Raquel: (Sorcerer) Cybernetic Hackers with a First-Time GM
I'm a bit late getting this play report up anyway, so I didn't try to fill in too many details, but here's the overview and a couple of thoughts. Last…
In Actual Play
Participants: Raquel, GreatWolf, Gabrielle, Ron Edwards, Arturo G..

4/16/2008 Morrius: Layout and other publishing details
I've finally managed to hammer together a manuscript that I am pleased with.  I've got about 21k words typed, which comes to 60 pages of a 6" by 9" book. …
In Publishing
Participants: Morrius, Eero Tuovinen, rafael.

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4/20/2008 agony: POISON'd actual play?
I can't seem to find any actual play posts or playtesting posts with examples of play.  A search yields nothing.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?
In lumpley games
Participants: agony, lumpley.

4/21/2008 spike: [Punch Drunk Crime Spree] Playtesters needed
Greetings all, I've been working on a rules-lite system, Punch Drunk Crime Spree, to run games in the style of Lupin the Third and Ocean's Eleven, but I'm having trouble…
In First Thoughts
Participants: spike.

4/21/2008 Bomb Cat: My Game Mechanics (quite long)
Hey, I'm new here so I guess I will introduce myself first. I'm Bomb Cat and I'm new to the Forge. I think this is a great forum and I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bomb Cat, Adam Dray, Illetizgerg, JoyWriter, dindenver.

4/21/2008 Hans: "Solid" things and Sorcerer, or, how is a fighter-jet-AI-spaceship a demon?
[quote author=Ron Edwards link=topic=25808.msg248711#msg248711 date=1204226781] I think I can help with everything you wrote starting with "What about Lore" with a pretty basic idea: that Lore, in Sorcerer, is never…
In Adept Press
Participants: Hans, Ron Edwards, lachek, GreatWolf.

4/21/2008 Hans: The "circuit breaker" metaphor for abilities, a question
The rules say that if my character orders his demon to do something, and the demon doesn't want to do it, I can engage in a Will vs. Will contest…
In Adept Press
Participants: Hans, Ron Edwards.

4/21/2008 David Artman: NC Game Day?
Anyone going to NC Game Day at Talley Student Center, NCSU, Raleigh, NC on April 26th and 27th? I am hoping to put some faces to names and maybe get…
In Connections
Participants: David Artman, rafael.

4/22/2008 Bomb Cat: [Power 19] Phaethos RPG
Power 19 for Phaethos RPG (Phaethos is a tentative name, at least for the title.) 1.) What is your game about? The setting is a world similar to 19th century…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bomb Cat, Krippler, dindenver, Hermes3.

4/22/2008 Rusty: [Space Rat] Cruisin' Along
I ran another game of Space Rat at the end of last week, attempting to explore some of the things that didn’t get a great work-out in the last game,…
In Playtesting
Participants: Rusty.

4/22/2008 Krippler: [Rustbelt] A rabid elephant - on fire
Last weekend I GM'd some Rustbelt for a bunch of friends. It's a game under construction written by Marshall Burns (you can find the old document I used here). After…
In Playtesting
Participants: Krippler, Marshall Burns, Wolfen, jag.

4/22/2008 Sir Privy Toastrack: Opinions requested on Orcs & Ogres (AD&D 2.5...)
I'm one of about six people in the world who rather enjoyed AD&D 2e. Despite its many flaws, I far prefer it to the dross of 3e. I"ve started creating…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sir Privy Toastrack, Zachary_Wolf, Eero Tuovinen, NN, Creatures of Destiny.

4/22/2008 tymotzues: ASCENDANCY - FateStorm Evolutionary Roleplay looking for Gametest groups
Hi there I'm getting ready to do the final draft of my game that has been in BETA now for four years. As such I'd like to think it's fairly…
In Connections
Participants: tymotzues.

4/22/2008 Ben Morgan: [Over the Edge] I'm back
My new group started a game of Over the Edge last Sunday. I was very nervous going into it, as I already had 6 strikes against me right out of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ben Morgan, Ron Edwards, Melinglor.

4/22/2008 GreatWolf: Rules question!
Got a quick rules question. I'm reading over the rules, preparatory to actually finally running Steal Away Jordan, and I have a question. Do stored Lucky Dice have to be…
In Stone Baby Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Parthenia.

4/22/2008 GreatWolf: [1001 Nights] A good ending to a good day
Sunday night was Crystal’s birthday party. Her actual birthday is April 14, but for any number of reasons, we couldn’t put together her party until then. It went really well,…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Artanis, Meguey, Gabrielle.

4/22/2008 griggs: FREAKS! My idea for an rpg.
Who here likes World of Darkness? I've never played one of their games, you see, but I have read the Promethean sourcebook, and it was interesting. Anyway, the thing I'm…
In First Thoughts
Participants: griggs, JoyWriter, chronoplasm, Ken.

4/23/2008 agony: [Poison'd] average booty...?
Just finished reading Poison'd and I'm in utter agony; the game is absolutely stellar and I don't even know if I will get to play in the foreseeable future. Anyway,…
In lumpley games
Participants: agony, lumpley, GB Steve, Pelgrane, Graham Walmsley.

4/23/2008 Taavi: Grammar & Grimoire: An Aklo-based magic system for CoC & horror generally
Hi there, This is conceived as an add-on for Call of Cthulhu rather than a standalone. Hope it's alright to post it here? The idea is to base a magic…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Taavi, Eero Tuovinen.

4/23/2008 Tark: [Power 19] - Wu Shu Renegades
I figured a Power 19 would be appropriate for this game I posted a quick primer earlier so I decided to go ahead and go through this. 1.) What is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tark, JoyWriter, Willow, FrankBrunner.

4/23/2008 GreatWolf: Help me name my next game
First, check out my award-winning RPG called Wuxia Melodrama. Yay me! Anyways, I'm in the process of developing this game a bit, and one of the changes I've made is…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Eliarhiman6, Eero Tuovinen, Artanis, Peter Nordstrand.

4/23/2008 baron samedi: [New Robot-Technothriller RPG] UCHRONIA is now available
Silence Indigo's new technothriller role-playing game and sourcebook, UCHRONIA: MECHA EXODUS™, is now available at www.silenceindigo.org UCHRONIA: MECHA EXODUS™ is about the dramatic dilemmas faced by emancipated transforming robots ('mechas')…
In Publishing
Participants: baron samedi.

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