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4/28/2008 Web_Weaver: [DitV/Glorantha] Con game question
I am going to be running a DitV/Glorantha mash-up at Tentacles (German convention) and I am planning a quick but intense 2.5 - 3 hour game. I plan to use…
In lumpley games
Participants: Web_Weaver, travisjhall, newsalor, Eliarhiman6, Mike Holmes, chriscrouch.

4/28/2008 Particle_Man: Agon: Range band question
Are the range bands finite and bounded or do they in theory go on forever?  That is, if I am 7 range bands away from a skeleton (putting us at…
In one.seven design
Participants: Particle_Man, John Harper.

4/28/2008 Particle_Man: Agon: Wound penalties questions
"The first three wound boxes have temporary penalties that apply only to your next roll" 1) Any roll at all?  Positioning, etc.? ******* "Temporary penalties stack up...Lasting Penaties don't stack…
In one.seven design
Participants: Particle_Man, John Harper.

4/28/2008 angelfromanotherpin: [City of Brass] Through Drama and Despair
So, today a whole bunch of my friends got together for Greek Orthodox Easter, and I roped a bunch of them into playing City of Brass, the game of a…
In Actual Play
Participants: angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2008 tarafore: Writing a Game that Teaches?
I'm not sure if this belongs here, but I think it's the closest fit, and I think the Forge is probably the richest environment to get ideas from. Ever since…
In First Thoughts
Participants: tarafore, Krippler, oriondarkwood, dindenver, Illetizgerg, chronoplasm, NN, Eliarhiman6, madunkieg, jasonm, FrankBrunner, davidberg, KickAssClown.

4/28/2008 D.Olshanski: Tell me about fonts
I am considering publishing my game via PDF. Nominal fee or perhaps free. I thought I had all of my T's dotted and I's crossed, but I've just seen some…
In Publishing
Participants: D.Olshanski, iago, Eero Tuovinen, Peter Nordstrand, greyorm, OnnoTasler.

4/28/2008 Krippler: [Rustbelt] A maiden in distress - on fire
Hello there! This is Wilmer writing about my second session with the game The Rustbelt written by Marshall Burns. Last time I had a fast but mediocre start learning and…
In Playtesting
Participants: Krippler, jag, Marshall Burns, Wolfen.

4/27/2008 Eliarhiman6: [IAWA] Flee in the middle of the fight?
Hi! This happened in our IAWA game yesterday (a Con game, not with my usual group): I played a vengeful ghost. My murderer (another PC) paid a sorcerer (a NPC)…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Supplanter, Valvorik, lumpley.

4/27/2008 Standback: [PTA] Stockholm - Actual Play
"Stockholm" is a PTA series I created for running at conventions and other one-timer sessions for players new to PTA. At "Bigor," Israel's major annual roleplaying convention, I decided to…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Standback, Peter Nordstrand, forlorn1, Dream.

4/27/2008 btrc: Purgatory Bay - open for critique
I'm usually known for my crunchy, simulationist work, which makes me feel like the odd man out here at the Forge (even if I do try to create social settings…
In Playtesting
Participants: btrc, jag.

4/27/2008 Uriel: [Mechaton] Scenarios
So I'm gonna run Mechaton at a Con soon, 36 hours in total, and I was thinking about running some scenarios with special objectives as well. I think I'll run…
In lumpley games
Participants: Uriel, dindenver, David Artman.

4/27/2008 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2008] Forge Booth: The rules and ways for this year - let's go!
Hello, Well, I ran a little bit behind schedule this year. Finally - here is the thread about signing up for the Forge booth this year. 1. The only eligible…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, iago, Eero Tuovinen, JustinB, wunderllama, rafael, Justin D. Jacobson, btrc.

4/26/2008 travisjhall: [DitV] Three-Streams Valley
I'm running DitV for the first time, at last, tomorrow, and figured I'd post my town for a little advice before then. A few restrictions on this... For a variety…
In lumpley games
Participants: travisjhall, lumpley.

4/26/2008 TheThingInTheMirror: Unclaimed goals
Something here seems obvious to everyone but me... Ok, Say I declare a goal... "Rob the bank", or "Convince Lois I am not a world famous superhero." Other people could…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, Hans, Bret Gillan.

4/25/2008 rafael: Cover art, interior art needed
I'm working on a new game. It's got an eighties vibe to it. I'm talking about: Feathered, ultra-teased hair Side ponytails Off-shoulder shirts Thick belts, long t-shirts Denim jackets,…
In Connections
Participants: rafael, kparasol.

4/25/2008 redwing: Deisgn Patterns of a Successful RPG question
I've been thumbing through John Kirk's work, and I'm having a slight difficulty understanding the differences between Gifts, Skills, and Traits. I was wondering if anyone could explain the differences…
In First Thoughts
Participants: redwing, Selene Tan.

4/25/2008 Finarvyn: "Apprentice Version" Sorcerer
Please don't scream at me for this, but in searching I didn't find much about the "Apprentice" version of Sorcerer. I have the main rulebook, all of the paper supplements,…
In Adept Press
Participants: Finarvyn, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

4/25/2008 Particle_Man: "you have two messages"
Either I have two messages that I cannot access, or else the computer is lying to me and I actually have no messages.  Don't know which.
In Site Discussion
Participants: Particle_Man, Ron Edwards, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen.

4/25/2008 Parthenia: [...Fisherman's Wife] First playtest
So here's how this game works with 2 people. This is before I altered and de-clunked the mechanics. I just posted a later playtest with four people. Here you can…
In Playtesting
Participants: Parthenia.

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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4/28/2008 David Artman: [IAWA] First Play Yielded Questions
So I finally got to play IAWA at NC Game Day on Saturday, and we had a couple of questions. As I also "won" a copy of the rules--the GM…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, lumpley.

4/28/2008 arthurtuxedo: [Tensided] Now or Never
[url=http://www.tensided.com/campaigns/non/log/04-13-08.htm]OpenRPG Chat Log[/url] for Session 1. Played April 13, 2008. [url=http://www.tensided.com/campaigns/non/log/04-20-08.htm]OpenRPG Chat Log[/url] for Session 2. Played April 20, 2008. [url=http://www.tensided.com/campaigns/non/log/04-27-08.htm]OpenRPG Chat Log[/url] for Session 3. Played April 27, 2008.…
In Actual Play
Participants: arthurtuxedo, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Shield Bash
Brainstorming with Ping about this one: what about adding rules for shield bashing? Not to address the issue of shield game balance, just because it's sexy. Make shield a range…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, John Harper, skyla.

4/28/2008 Particle_Man: Agon: on wounds and new characters
1) If a simple contest is made harmful and a hero takes 3 wounds, I take it this means you mark off the "3" box on the wounds list, rather…
In one.seven design
Participants: Particle_Man, John Harper.

4/28/2008 Capulet: Where have you spent your advertising dollars?
I'm considering spending some dough for advertising, but would like to hear about your experiences in doing so. I'm open to either Print or Internet based campaigns. Which publications, newsletters,…
In Publishing
Participants: Capulet, Eero Tuovinen.

4/28/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] Chastity
So, we played Poison’d yesterday, an afternoon-long game. I’m GMing and there’s Alex, Scott and Adam playing. We eat tuna nicoise before playing, very nautical. The first thing that happens:…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley, agony, Ogremarco.

4/29/2008 robotsunshine: [Poison'd] Play
Our Saturday night gaming group has always shifted through games, never seeming to be able to pick one up and keep going due to unreliable players.  We've done D&D, Exalted,…
In lumpley games
Participants: robotsunshine.

4/29/2008 Zachary_Wolf: Zombies Ate My Gamemaster!
I watched Day of the Dead a few days ago, and after watching it, I had a few dreams about zombies running wild in my home town of Coconut Creek/Boca…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Zachary_Wolf, Eero Tuovinen, Krippler, Child Progeny, jmhpfan.

4/29/2008 jburneko: [IAWA] Answerer & The Dice
This is mainly directed to Vincent's analogy about the Answerer in a round and Block/Dodge vs. Taking The Blow in Dogs.  In a couple of threads Vincent has talked about…
In lumpley games
Participants: jburneko, lumpley, David Artman.

4/30/2008 opsneakie: [Night & Day] Power 19
Working title only, here's I go. I know it's not uber-specific yet, but I couldn't resist getting something up. 1.) What is your game about? At its heart, this game…
In First Thoughts
Participants: opsneakie, tombowings, Greg 1, dindenver, Abkajud, Vulpinoid, earwig, StrongBadMun, Will, Poru.

4/30/2008 Emily Care: Breaking the Ice and Shooting the Moon now in PDF
Hey there, Just in time for Spring, Breaking the Ice and Shooting the Moon are now available in pdf format.  The pdfs include the full text and illustrations from the…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Emily Care, robertsherwood.

4/30/2008 rycanada: [IAWA] Proxy dicing seemed wrong, what was right?
last game I flubbed something.  There were two generals (factions of a broken-up army).  One was a PC (particular strength of Brilliant Tactician), one was an NPC (particualr strength of…
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, lumpley, Brand_Robins.

4/30/2008 David Artman: [IAWA] Forms Dice Values: Covert or Overt?
I've been closely following the Battle for the Ring thread(s); and they made me think of a related, but by no means critical, question: Should players keep their Forms Dice…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

4/30/2008 alejandro: [unWritten] Rats
This is my first *real* actual play. Tell me if I did it right, as well as how it's presented. Last night Greg and I played unWritten in a setting…
In Playtesting
Participants: alejandro, Artanis, Ron Edwards.

4/30/2008 GB Steve: [Galactic] We started tonight
We couldn't play Koenig Hospital tonight because Graham wasn't around so we played Galactic instead. It took around 2 hours, maybe longer to get all the character generation and backgrounds…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: GB Steve, Matt Wilson.

5/1/2008 stardustpublications: Stardust Publications is looking for LARP playtesters
With the upcoming release of the new Dark Aeons: The Atlantean Chronicles role-playing game, we at Stardust Publications are looking for LARP playtesters to try out the new game and…
In Connections
Participants: stardustpublications.

5/1/2008 staceyinastoria: Perdition
Good day all, My friends and I are in the process of making our first role playing game.  The website is www.perditionrpg.com and please take a look.  There is not…
In First Thoughts
Participants: staceyinastoria, tombowings.

5/1/2008 Jonathan Walton: [IAWA] Prerequisites Shared Understanding
Hey Vincent, Sorry to have emoted all over that last thread.  I've just been really frustrated both times I've tried to play IAWA and have further frustrated by not being…
In lumpley games
Participants: Jonathan Walton, lumpley, John Harper, Valamir, Brand_Robins, Valvorik.

5/1/2008 lachek: [Conspiracy-X, but widely applicable] Detective gaming and suspense
I've been a player in a really great conspiracy-themed game for three sessions now. The first episode just wrapped up, and the Game Master is gearing up for the second.…
In Actual Play
Participants: lachek, Marshall Burns, GregStolze.

5/1/2008 Madkitten: Critique regarding fear-causing meta mechanics
Hello, me and a friend of mine have lately discussed how to support fear in a games rule-system and we would like some critique and helpful thoughts to our rough…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Madkitten, Eero Tuovinen.

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