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5/4/2008 dyreno: [DitV]Just a fun thing to throw out to the masses
So the other day i was play testing a scenario with a few friends of mine. We were having a good ole time and decided to spice things up a…
In lumpley games
Participants: dyreno.

5/4/2008 LandonSuffered: [Actual Play - Capes Lite] Tough When Everyone Wants You Dead
So I played Capes Lite with my two nephews, aged 14 and 11.  I've really wanted to try a new supers game, and this one had the edge in playability…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: LandonSuffered, JohnUghrin.

5/4/2008 redwing: help with magic system
I'm creating a magic system, similar to all those that use a grammar (noun+verb) system (Ars Magica, Mage, etc.). However, the setting that it will be used for is one…
In First Thoughts
Participants: redwing, Eero Tuovinen, Hermes3, lumpley, davidberg, Vulpinoid, Michael Johnson.

5/3/2008 Armoury99: Advice on the RPG Pitch
Hi all, I've been a lurker for a while and seriously impressed by the depth of knowledge and wisdom on offer here at the Forge (even if some of it…
In Publishing
Participants: Armoury99, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

5/3/2008 FrankBrunner: [Spellbound Kingdoms] Question re: political correctness and/or taste
Right now, I'm using the term "savage" in my game for a fighting style and a character class. Do you think anyone would be offended by that (or maybe you…
In First Thoughts
Participants: FrankBrunner, Illetizgerg, madunkieg, electricpaladin, Greg 1, mholmes52, lumpley.

5/3/2008 Eliarhiman6: [IaWA] the game text, some observations
Hi Vincent! After reading the last threads on IaWA (than changed a lot of my impression on the way the game is played), and seeing that next Thursday my group…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, David Artman, lumpley, jenskot.

5/2/2008 LandonSuffered: Questions For Capes Lite
I really want to run Capes for some friends that are going to be spending the next couple days with us.  We plan on seeing Iron Man, and I’m sure…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: LandonSuffered, JohnUghrin, Uhlrik, 1of3.

5/2/2008 jenskot: [IaWA] describing injury and exhaustion
Who describes the effects of injury and exhaustion? Is it: - the Challenger - the Answerer - the person who took the damage - the person who dealt the damage…
In lumpley games
Participants: jenskot, lumpley.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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.

4/29/2008 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.

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5/4/2008 agony: [Poison'd] Bargains Causing Problems
A player made a Bargain with another, vowing to keep him out of the upcoming fight and make sure he was not part of the boarding party.  But see, the…
In lumpley games
Participants: agony, lumpley.

5/5/2008 Big J Money: [Universalis] As played by: Unsuspecting D&D players
This was the first narr game I have ever hosted.  Actually, it's the first narr game I've ever played.  I swallowed the rules in a day, called up my gaming…
In Actual Play
Participants: Big J Money, Arturo G., Valamir, David Artman, Ron Edwards, dindenver.

5/5/2008 Eric J. Boyd: Anyone interested in an ad swap?
I'm about ready to order a third printing of The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries, and I've got room for one ad. I'm looking for someone who also is…
In Connections
Participants: Eric J. Boyd.

5/5/2008 rafael: [CollectiveCon 2008] Request for data: table size
I'm running my first mini-con this July, and I'm not sure about the table size. The con's being hosted at a local game store. They have lots of room in…
In Conventions
Participants: rafael, jasonm, Paul Czege, abzu.

5/5/2008 Marshall Burns: craps conflict resolution
After using poker as the basis for the conflict resolution of Witch Trails (the structure and the betting work perfectly; the role of cards still needs some hammering out) I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Marshall Burns, imago, RobNJ.

5/5/2008 LandonSuffered: Looking For Structure - These Kids Need A GM!
So, I’m not really sure where I want to go with this…maybe I just need a chance to de-compress. Had my “nephews” over this weekend (the children of our friends,…
In Actual Play
Participants: LandonSuffered, Arturo G., dindenver.

5/5/2008 MikeF: Doctor Whom?
For a long time I’ve been mulling over a way of doing a convincing Doctor Who-style RPG. What I realised, whilst watching the new Russell T. Davies series, was that…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MikeF, EdEdEd, Manveru, quixoteles, Double King, Twsited.

5/5/2008 electricpaladin: Cartomancy
For a while now, I've had an idea for a game that uses tarot cards instead of dice for a combination resource mechanic and randomization mechanic. The current version can…
In First Thoughts
Participants: electricpaladin, imago.

5/6/2008 Illetizgerg: [Power 19] Faux-Fi Horror
For those who are interested, Faux-Fi Horror is the project that came out of the ideas discussed in my previous topic about humorous games. The Faux-Fi refers to the underlying…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Illetizgerg, R00kie, Michael Johnson, Marshall Burns, EdEdEd.

5/6/2008 GreatWolf: [Showdown] Looking for playtesters
I've had some response already, but I'm casting my net wider now. If you're interested in playtesting Showdown, you can download it here. Please post about your experiences here or…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

5/6/2008 Eero Tuovinen: My plans for new TSOY products
A while back Clinton R. Nixon, the creator of The Shadow of Yesterday and other fine games, decided to curtail his involvement in the online rpg scene. Here's the thread…
In Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, OnnoTasler, segedy, rafial, oliof, pfischer, Willow, HighmoonMedia, The Tweaker, dindenver, Manveru.

5/6/2008 GreatWolf: [IaWA] What might end up being a completely obvious question
Hey, Vincent! I've been reading the recent threads, and something occurred to me. I seem to recall your describing some of your old Ars Magica freeformish games as being negotiated…
In lumpley games
Participants: GreatWolf, lumpley, Mike Holmes.

5/6/2008 oriondarkwood: Playtesting wanted for D&D campagin world - Foresky
This campaign world can be played with any d20 or D&D version (NOTE if you want more details or some of my playtest notes feel free to DM me here…
In Connections
Participants: oriondarkwood, Eero Tuovinen.

5/7/2008 imago: [Coraçao Selvagem] Power 19
Hi, I’m new to the Forge and English isn’t my native language (however, I speak it very fluently), so, if I’m doing something wrong, I apologize in advance. I have…
In First Thoughts
Participants: imago, Eero Tuovinen.

5/7/2008 R00kie: Conflict Resolution - is there neccessarily a clear victor?
I'm looking at the resolution method for a game I'm working on called Pursuit. Each scenes is framed by one of the player. At the same time the player dictates…
In First Thoughts
Participants: R00kie, Krippler, Marshall Burns.

5/7/2008 Eero Tuovinen: [Solar System] Dragonriders & Demagogues
So I'm working on a new, "refreshed" edition of the Solar System, as I mentioned in the other thread. I'm saying "refreshed" because updating would imply some kind of need…
In Playtesting
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, newsalor, segedy, Valamir.

5/7/2008 Darcy Burgess: [Go-Play Ottawa] Spooling Up
Hey! Go-Play Ottawa is looking for GMs and players! Not only that, we're looking for a venue and a date! Wow, we're really organized. But we're Ottawa's only casual gaming…
In Conventions
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Ned.

5/7/2008 LandonSuffered: Otherkind -- Still Available?
...and if so, where? I only recently heard about this game and was hoping to look it over. Thanks!
In lumpley games
Participants: LandonSuffered, jenskot, lumpley.

5/7/2008 ptevis: [IaWA] Two-on-one conflicts and making people answer
Two cases came up last night that we weren't sure how to handle. First: Ted and Christina decide to team up on me. We roll dice, and the order is…
In lumpley games
Participants: ptevis, lumpley.

5/7/2008 RobNJ: How to do preorders?
I am (almost certainly) going to do preorders for the ashcan of Misspent Youth, which I am planning to release at Gen Con. How does one go about doing preorders?…
In Publishing
Participants: RobNJ, iago, guildofblades.

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