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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 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 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 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.

4/21/2008 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.

4/21/2008 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 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 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 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.

4/20/2008 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.

4/20/2008 Tark: [WuShu Renegades] - A quick primer
Wu Shu Renegades is a game that I've been working on for little over a year now.  The following is a little primer I typed up to give to people…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tark, griggs, whiteknife.

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.

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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.

4/23/2008 Manveru: Importing Aspects and Fate Points from FATE into Sorcerer?
Hi folks!  I know FATE/Sorcerer crossover discussions have come up before, but I'm specifically interested to hear any thoughts from more veteran Sorcerer players about importing FATE's Aspect/Fate Point concepts…
In Adept Press
Participants: Manveru, lachek, Paka, Alan, angelfromanotherpin, pfischer, Ron Edwards, wreckage.

4/24/2008 opsneakie: Day & Night - some thoughts on an RPG
I've had some thoughts, so I thought I'd share them and see what you think. This is taking some of the ideas presented in games like Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime…
In First Thoughts
Participants: opsneakie, Ken, Vulpinoid.

4/24/2008 Illetizgerg: Comical/Humorous RPGs done right.
Hey everybody. I was somewhat inspired by some of my friends' comments and I've starting thinking about creating a humorous 1960s B horror movie RPG, and I was wondering if…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Illetizgerg, chronoplasm, Ken, Marshall Burns, greyorm, jag, Krippler.

4/24/2008 chronoplasm: Two Evolution Themed Games- Power 19 and other ideas
At first I only wanted to make one game themed around evolution, but the more I thought about it the more I want to do two. I originally wanted to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm.

4/24/2008 KickAssClown: [Conceptualization and Formalization] Game Design and Development College Course
I am working with my local college to develop a Game Design and Development course. I know this may seem like the wrong place to discuss it, but we are…
In First Thoughts
Participants: KickAssClown, JoyWriter, oriondarkwood, dindenver.

4/24/2008 jasonm: Seven Roach Questions
We got a bunch of really good questions today and thought I'd share them (and the answers) anonymously: 1)Joe plays "Plead" on NPC #1 and Jack plays "Boot-lick" - can…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Particle_Man.

4/24/2008 M. J. Young: Ubercon X, Edison NJ
I am at this moment expecting (98% certainty) to be at Ubercon X in Secaucus this weekend.  If anyone is going to be there, look me up--I'll be running Multiverser…
In Conventions
Participants: M. J. Young.

4/25/2008 mratomek: [SF7] The Mindwarp of Dr. Mindbender (notes from playtest)
[b]Mindwarp Madness[/b] Hercules' girlfriend, Penny, has been kidnapped by the villainous Dr. Mindbender. Mindbender is keeping her hidden until he has time to deliver her to the criminal Senate, in…
In Playtesting
Participants: mratomek.

4/25/2008 guildofblades: Anyone in Fort Lauderdale / Miami?
Hi All, I know this should possibly be in the "connections" forum area, but since I pretty much stick to conversing with folks here in the publishing forum, I figure…
In Publishing
Participants: guildofblades.

4/25/2008 advachiel: [Agon] Impairment in simple contests with no Antagonist?
Hi, played Agon for the first time the other day and the main query we had was impairment for simple contests that are between the players only, i.e. the Antagonist…
In one.seven design
Participants: advachiel, John Harper.

4/25/2008 Parthenia: [Tales of the Fisherman's Wife] My Wife the demon wrangler
I am working on a short game which uses cards called Tales of the Fisherman's Wife. I've described it elsewhere (and you can read about it here. I'll post another…
In Playtesting
Participants: Parthenia, lumpley, Simon C, Arturo G., Marshall Burns, zinadin.

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