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5/17/2008 Tark: Wu Shu Rengades: Looking for local playtesters.
Tryign to find playtesters for Wu Shu Renegades. Some info about the game can be found here andhere Willing to give an IRC game a shot but certainly not a…
In Connections
Participants: Tark.

5/16/2008 TempvsMortis: GNS and Tokens
In GNS there's there types of conflict resolution: narrative, by which the conflict is narrated out, with rules making sure arguments don't stall the game (Polaris is the purest example…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TempvsMortis, Eero Tuovinen, Michael Johnson, Ron Edwards.

5/16/2008 Miedvied: [TSoY] Elven Sacrifice Question, and Cross-Species Key (AP)
I don't know quite how much detail to go into: I could probably leave a lot out and still ask the question, but it was so damn cool I just…
In Actual Play
Participants: Miedvied, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, Abkajud.

5/16/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [IAWA] Action vs Maneuvering
I need a couple of examples that illustrate the practical difference between Action and Maneuvering. Or, a foolproof formula for deciding which of the two should apply.
In lumpley games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.

5/16/2008 TempvsMortis: This is what I'm gunna play with my freinds
I'll be sure to get you a transcript or something afterward. I thought of some awesome stuff and my friends have never heard of Shock:, so we're gunna start out…
In glyphpress
Participants: TempvsMortis, Ben Lehman, Michael Johnson.

5/15/2008 pygstasis: [Sorcerer] Contacting/Total Failure - I must have missed a rule somewhere
In Sorcerer, on page 86, the rules for Contacting with the help of hallucinogens state "the sorcerer must roll his will vs dice equal to the number of hits dropped. …
In Adept Press
Participants: pygstasis, Marshall Burns, Ron Edwards.

5/15/2008 TempvsMortis: The Cardinal Emotions
Okay, I'm making a game where the primary division of social group and abilities is based on emotions. (It relates to how they use their powers.) The thing is, I…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TempvsMortis, madunkieg, Brendan Day, Michael Johnson, MikeF, dindenver, Vulpinoid.

5/15/2008 Regin Smith: Help with ideas for Thera, action adventure in the subconscious.
I have been slowly developping a game for my gaimng group over quite some period of time. Themes and rule structures have been constructed and dismanteled in an ongoing process.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Regin Smith, Illetizgerg.

5/15/2008 Ghola: Coming of age magic school drama
I got this little seed of an idea in my head, and I can't seem to make it grow. Yet. Here's the pitch: It's Harry Potter meets Saved by the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ghola, Marshall Burns, dindenver, TempvsMortis.

5/14/2008 Roadkill: [Power 19] - RPW Role-playing-wargame
Hi there, heres a power 19 for a game which has no name yet. I'd like to know what you guys think? 1.What is your game about? Its about mighty…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Roadkill, dindenver.

5/14/2008 shays: LC RPG first thoughts again
OK first I have to give props to Levi Kornelson for some of the attribute descripts.  Anyhow below is what I have for attributes and an experience/leveling system.  The idea…
In First Thoughts
Participants: shays, Michael Johnson.

5/14/2008 MikeF: [Trollbabe] Escaping from a fight
Just picked up my copy of Trollbabe, and firstly let me say how much I love the reroll system. I've been toying a lot with the Token Effort system of…
In Adept Press
Participants: MikeF, Alan, jburneko, Arturo G., Ron Edwards.

5/14/2008 wunderllama: [Business Solutions] Playtest at Nerdly
At Camp Nerdly, I was lucky to participate in a playtest of Jason Morningstar’s Business Solutions – a game in which you play hapless photocopier repairpersons. Character creation is a…
In Playtesting
Participants: wunderllama, jasonm, Nathan Herrold, jhosmer1, Solamasa, travisfarber, Valamir.

5/14/2008 c: [Silence Keeps Me A Victim] First successful playtest.
Last Friday I had the first playtest where I felt like I was starting to get where I want to go with Silence. Again the game has broad changes from…
In Playtesting
Participants: c, ChadDubya, Artanis, Paul Czege.

5/14/2008 Michael Johnson: Interested in running a forum game :D
Since this is my first topic, I would like to say hello to all the members here *waves* I would like to know if anyone is interested in starting a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Michael Johnson.

5/14/2008 TempvsMortis: Ownership
Maybe someone else has asked this, but I haven't seen it. In the book it says that people can't have an Issue for their character if they own it, but…
In glyphpress
Participants: TempvsMortis, nikola.

5/13/2008 TempvsMortis: Zie/Hir
I know you can't change this in the current edition, but if there's ever a "Shock: 1.2" then this might be useful to note. I'd like to point out that…
In glyphpress
Participants: TempvsMortis, rafial, Eero Tuovinen, nikola.

5/13/2008 Marshall Burns: [American Wizards] a new way to handle "difficulty"
[i]American Wizards[/i] is a game idea I've been working on about students at a wizard college called the American Institute of Wizard Arts.  I've posted about it [url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=25292.msg244089#msg244089]before[/url], mostly regarding…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Marshall Burns, Plognark, davidberg, Spooky Fanboy, Everspinner.

5/13/2008 Illetizgerg: What do Game Designers want to play?
I'm curious, in a community of RPG game designers and developers, what kinds of games do people really enjoy? What kinds of things get you excited? I'm mostly interested because…
In Publishing
Participants: Illetizgerg, Vulpinoid, lumpley, TonyLB, Marshall Burns, Plognark, madunkieg, guildofblades.

5/12/2008 Eero Tuovinen: Producing game cards
Continuing with my zombie game production theme of tonight: I'm quite sure that at least two separate parties have been writing here about their new card manufacturing methods. One is…
In Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades.

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5/17/2008 EdEdEd: [Power 19] Minions
Hey folks. I've been playing with an idea for a while now, and a friend pointed me toward this forum as a good place to get feedback, so, here goes.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: EdEdEd, Vulpinoid, Willow, Greg 1.

5/19/2008 forlorn1: [DexCon 2008]
Is anyone organizing the Indie games at Dexcon this year?  (as has been the case in years past) or are we all just registering our game proposals seprately? Jeff
In Conventions
Participants: forlorn1, TonyLB, Bill_White.

5/19/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorcerer] The Cool Chart in Chapter 7: still cool?
On page 119 of Sorcerer, there is a neat little chart describing a couple of sorcerous traditions, describing typical methods, prices, demon-types, and so so on.  I have a lot…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

5/19/2008 logos7: Re: Post Game Chef Apathy the Calling Looking for Hearts and Minds
Hello Everyone, My name is Joshua MacKay, and I'm just coming out of game chef, with a game half designed and was wondering if I could get some help/reflection upon…
In First Thoughts
Participants: logos7, Ben Lehman, Eero Tuovinen.

5/19/2008 error808: rock-paper-sissors
Hi I've searched the site until I get "server is taking the dog for a walk" message that I get alot here. are there such a thing as rock paper…
In First Thoughts
Participants: error808, Eero Tuovinen, quixoteles, Ken, Capulet, Mike Welker, neko ewen.

5/20/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] free adventure "Beast of Kolkoris" unleashed
<i>In the labyrinth of Kolkoris a monster lurks, hiding its face from the immortal gods. It has ravaged countries and eaten the flesh of the living, but now the gods…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, NathanFrund, Entsuropi.

5/20/2008 Paidin: Generic Science Fiction Roleplaying
Greetings! Having recently discovered your forum and perused it for a couple hours now I'd like to say hello and make sure I'm posting in the right area as the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Paidin, Eero Tuovinen.

5/20/2008 David Artman: For Mature Audiences [FMA] Reviewer Request
Hi, folks; I have come out of Game Chef with some feedback which is great and some which has be a bit lost. I am seeking some way to "write…
In First Thoughts
Participants: David Artman, dindenver, Illetizgerg, TempvsMortis.

5/21/2008 baron samedi: [Tapeworms] an indie rpg taunting indie rpgs
Back in 2003, I wrote a one-page RPG about bowel tapeworms as an inside joke among friends on my lunch hour (60 minutes design in all), the original idea being…
In First Thoughts
Participants: baron samedi, Roadkill, Michael Johnson, Ron Edwards, Will, anansi.

5/21/2008 lizclarke: Illustrator seeking commissions
I am a freelance illustrator living in Cape Town, South Africa. Previous clients include PS Publishing, Silverlion Studios, Vajra Enterprises, Strange Horizons, Tales of the Talisman, Midnight Street, Shimmer, Space…
In Connections
Participants: lizclarke.

5/21/2008 Andy Kitkowski: Color Postcard Printers : Cheap?
Hey all, a very simple and quick request. Was wondering if anyone worked with a traditional (not POD) printer which also prints postcards?  I'm looking for someone inexpensive (priority) and…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Eero Tuovinen, iago, Double King, Capulet, guildofblades, Kerin.

5/21/2008 riotopsys: New game concept unfinished Power 19
I have been wanting to play a character who was a able to change his bodily form at will. I played around with the concept some and came up with…
In First Thoughts
Participants: riotopsys, Greg 1.

5/21/2008 Capulet: Other Court Games Seeking Reviews
Hi folks, I'm looking for reviewers to go through 2 finished books of mine, for either podcast or postings at RPG.net and/or my company website. These are print, not e-books;…
In Connections
Participants: Capulet, Eero Tuovinen.

5/22/2008 TempvsMortis: How to determine difficulty with no GM
This is about that RPG I was talking about before. Okay, so it's GM-less and there's an antagonist-type player who represents the protagonist's obstacles, but since his job is to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: TempvsMortis, Paul Czege, Vulpinoid, Willow, Roadkill, Michael Johnson.

5/22/2008 ghashsnaga: Power 19 Ashcan - At Home (working title)
Hello,   I've been reading here for awhile and I have several ashcan games that have never seen the light of day. So here is one I am interested in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ghashsnaga, Kaneda, hix.

5/23/2008 travisfarber: [Misspent Youth] Tearing Down Adam Duvall
So, recently we had the opportunity to playtest Misspent Youth.  Daniel Levine was kind enough to run it and he also made a recording of the session.  I won't go…
In Playtesting
Participants: travisfarber, dikaiosunh, RobNJ.

5/23/2008 Marshall Burns: [While We Were Fighting] an observation & question for the author
[i]While We Were Fighting[/i] is a game in development by Peter Nordstrand about intrigue and such in Rennaissance Italy.  I've been wanting to playtest it for a while, but I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, Peter Nordstrand, Måns.

5/23/2008 Matt-M-McElroy: Reviews, Articles & News wanted at Flames Rising
FlamesRising.com is an online resource for fans of Horror & Dark Fantasy entertainment. We are on the hunt for new reviews, articles and news items. We especially like promoting small…
In Connections
Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, northerain, Capulet.

5/25/2008 Myndtrip: Playtesters wanted for [Manifestation]
I recently finished writing a test version of a game I call Manifestation.  In it the characters can manipulate reality and manifest one of their own design.  The game has…
In Connections
Participants: Myndtrip, Spooky Fanboy.

5/25/2008 axelrator: Illustration artist looking for assignments
My stuff: http://hem.bredband.net/parrol/AxelRator/ Have a look, see if it fits. //AxelRator
In Connections
Participants: axelrator, Ron Edwards, iago, StrongBadMun.

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