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5/29/2008 buzz: Play BW and Agon at ENWorld Chicago Gameday XX, 6/14
I'm going to be running "The Gift" at ENWorld Chicago Gameday XX. If you're going to be anywhere near Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, IL on June 14th, you can…
In Conventions
Participants: buzz.

5/29/2008 Nathan P.: [Design Competition] Ponies
So I posted a design competition over at Hamsterprophecy, my blog. I posted it for funsies (you'll see), but if anyone actually does it, I'll totally judge the games and…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., Paul Czege, Marhault.

5/29/2008 davidberg: magical investigation = coloring setting???
I've been playtesting a game that I want to be (a) highly immersive in "sense of place" in the setting, and (b) concerned with discovery of the supernatural.  It hasn't…
In First Thoughts
Participants: davidberg, jag, Marshall Burns.

5/29/2008 David Artman: Game Chef 2008 Layout Competition
The Game Chef 2008 Layout Competition is ON and the <a href="http://game-chef.com/af2008/comments.php?DiscussionID=663">Game Chef site</a>. Thanks in advance for your participation!
In Endeavor
Participants: David Artman.

5/29/2008 GregStolze: It Came to Me In a Dream
No, literally. I woke up this morning having dreamed of a game that was based on ULYSSES. No, I haven't read James Joyce's longest and most-suppressed work, but I guess…
In First Thoughts
Participants: GregStolze, Mike Welker, TempvsMortis, Everspinner, Brendan Day, Momos, Lord_Steelhand, Hermes3, earwig, Ron Edwards.

5/29/2008 Maitresinh: Universalis Vs setting as a RPG scenario
hi there First of all sorry for my english. i've discover Uni after making some search in order to find a way to play RPG quickly/easily, ( -> without preparation…
In Universalis
Participants: Maitresinh, Valamir.

5/28/2008 Darcy Burgess: [Black Cadillacs] - Death in the PM
Hi, A couple of weekends ago, I got to run two one-shots of Black Cadillacs at the CanGames IGE. The timing couldn't have been better, as I'm in the middle…
In Playtesting
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Ron Edwards, Aise.

5/28/2008 3drpg: Web site live, preparing for beta, any thoughts?
Greetings all.  I've browsed these forums on and off for years now and I'm getting ready to release the site for my RPG.  I'm interested in some input on the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: 3drpg, Eero Tuovinen, greyorm, jag.

5/28/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorc / Mu ] Necromancy on Marr'd
We're gearing up for season 2 of our "Dictionary of Mu" game.  A player is brainstorming character concepts, and says, "Undead Conan..." and everyone around the table says, "Hell yeah! …
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, angelfromanotherpin, Paka, wreckage.

5/28/2008 Eliarhiman6: The 2008 Indie Awards?
Hi! I noticed that the deadline for the presentation of the games for the 2008 Indie Awards expire in 3 days (http://www.rpg-awards.com/dates.shtml), but at this time there are only 4…
In Endeavor
Participants: Eliarhiman6.

5/28/2008 Kynn: Heartbreaker! Dreammaker! Lovetaker! Don't you mess around with me!
Anyone else ever finding themselves caught by the urge to just make the most fantasyheartbreakerish fantasy heartbreaker you could make? I keep being tempted. I have no idea why. But…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Kynn, Eero Tuovinen, FrankBrunner, Adam Dray, David Artman, Frank Tarcikowski, Grand_Commander13, Kobayashi, Ron Edwards.

5/28/2008 rycanada: Linking directly to a Reply / Comment?
I tried searching for this and I tried a few strings of code, but no luck. Is there a way to link directly to a single comment, so only that…
In Site Discussion
Participants: rycanada, lumpley, Ron Edwards.

5/27/2008 Denise: 2008 ENnies
Just a quick pop in to say that the submission period is nearing a close for this year's Gen Con EN World RPG Awards.  We've received a great selection of…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, btrc, JustinB.

5/27/2008 phargle: MLWM endgame mechanic question.
We finished a game of MLWM.  It appears that the endgame mechanic makes each successive effort to kill the master harder and harder - each round that goes by therefore…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: phargle, Eero Tuovinen, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

5/27/2008 ChadDubya: Trollkiller: Viking Detective
Trollkiller: Viking Detective (tentative title) Here's the basic guts of an indie-game I've been working on. It's still in its infancy, so any feedback or ideas are appreciated. SYNOPSIS: You…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ChadDubya, whiteknife, dindenver.

5/27/2008 FrankBrunner: [Spellbound Kingdoms] Setting Ideas
I’ve been working out the setting for Spellbound Kingdoms. Right now, the tagline for the game is, “Love, fear, and magic.” If I had to pitch the setting as it…
In First Thoughts
Participants: FrankBrunner, TempvsMortis, Vulpinoid.

5/26/2008 Kynn: Artists wanted for WMHS "Yearbook" Pictures
For the upcoming version of Wandering Monster High School, I want to have a few pages in "yearbook" style with headshots of fantasy monsters. I'm talking about pictures that will…
In Connections
Participants: Kynn.

5/25/2008 rycanada: Tailored for online play...
[quote=Brennen Reece]Ryan Stoughton! I challenge you to design a game that is tailored for online play![/quote]Alright.  So here's where I have to brush up on my theory and put it…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rycanada, Krippler, Double King, dindenver.

5/25/2008 greyorm: [ORX] Rules Discussion
I will be using this thread for discussion and clarification of and tweaks to ORX's rules. One of the first issues I want to discuss is Stakes and how to…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm.

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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5/31/2008 orklord: [PTA] PTA on a Virtual Tabletop
Hey everyone,   At Gencon '07, I played my first game of PTA.  I was lucky enough to play with a bunch of cool guys in a Star Wars Episode…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: orklord, Brennen Reece.

5/31/2008 rafael: [Neoplastic Press] The First Hundred Copies
This is a data point thread. Not necessarily an example of how you should do it, just an example of how one person has done it. After resurrecting Malignant Games…
In Publishing
Participants: rafael, Artanis.

6/1/2008 Darcy Burgess: Ashcanning with Saddle Stitch
Hi, I'm looking at the feasibility of Saddle Stitching the ashcan of Black Cadillacs. I'm aware of this neat device, the Booklet Stapler, specifically the Stanley Bostitch B440SB. Here's my…
In Publishing
Participants: Darcy Burgess, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades, Ron Edwards.

6/1/2008 EricAlexander: New game idea: Sports franchise gaming?
I had a vague idea a few days ago that there should be an rpg where the pc's are players on a sports team, whether it be a real life…
In First Thoughts
Participants: EricAlexander, visioNationstudios, Arturo G., Will.

6/1/2008 James_Nostack: [Sorc] How would you implement an Idea demon?
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26299.0]In this thread[/url] we mooted creating a "legend" demon - something manifesting as references, depressing morals, symbolic resonances, and so on.  I'm wondering how to pull this off in [i]Sorcerer[/i]:…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, JamesP, Ron Edwards.

6/2/2008 Vulpinoid: LARP Concept
I've got a group of friends who've been itching to get back into a live roleplaying game for a few years. Their reasons for wanting this are fairly simple. 1.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, David Artman, Capulet, KickAssClown.

6/2/2008 poireau: My game Resolution system
Well i've pated here my game's Power 16, and I'm still thinking about it. I'm currently working on the seting more than the system. Nontheless, after reading a couple of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: poireau, Kynn.

6/2/2008 nevermore: Update on Afraid
Hey Vincent, I've been working my way through every post on here that deals remotely with Afraid and the last news I'd heard about its completion/ release was that it…
In lumpley games
Participants: nevermore, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen, devonapple.

6/2/2008 Maggott: Request for Critiques
Introduction to me and my dark mission: I am Mark Argyle, supreme overlord of GhazPORK Industrial, an incredibly small and slightly deranged entertainment company (both of which are results of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Maggott, TempvsMortis.

6/3/2008 wags076: New Game Idea: Fitness
Hi, New to these forums but thought this would be a great way to start gathering some feedback about an idea i've had sitting around for a while. I thought…
In First Thoughts
Participants: wags076, Vulpinoid, Will, TempvsMortis.

6/3/2008 northerain: [Dark Days]: The Characters
This is for my game ''Dark Days'' (ex-Van Dread) which is about occult investigation and horror. I won't get in on the details since I'm just putting this one idea…
In First Thoughts
Participants: northerain, ChadDubya, Will, anansi, xenopulse.

6/3/2008 Eero Tuovinen: [Solar System] Communal Vignette Writing
There's a call for help buried several paragraphs down. If you've played The Shadow of Yesterday and don't mind helping me out a bit, then read on: what I'm doing…
In Connections
Participants: Eero Tuovinen.

6/4/2008 Maggott: Maggott's Quest for Critiques, Part 1: The Overview
What follows is the initial part of the Overview section at the beginning of the book I'm writing.  By pagecount it's only one eighth of the total overview, but if…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Maggott, TempvsMortis, Vulpinoid.

6/4/2008 Eliarhiman6: [Dust Devils] How many players?
Hi! I know some people who would like to try "Dust Devils". They told me so a few hours ago. I have the book and I wanted to play it…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Hans, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Snyder.

6/4/2008 Reido: [TSOY] Supportting or Supplemental Action Question / Issue
In my current game there have been some problems with supplemental or supporting actions in and out of bringing down the pain.  I have treid to search the rule book…
In Actual Play
Participants: Reido, oliof, Lord_Steelhand, zmook.

6/4/2008 Arturo G.: [My Group of Role-Players] Power-19 of a GameChef entry
Hi everyone! This is the Power-19 for my GameChef entry of this year. Although I'm working in the draft, I would like to know if people find the idea funny…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Arturo G..

6/4/2008 Shane Boone: Producer wins narration?
If the Producer draws the highest card in a conflict, does he get narration rights?  There was some confusion in my group over the text which says "Narration authority goes…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Shane Boone, Matt Wilson, Peter Nordstrand.

6/5/2008 electricpaladin: New Idea: Gods and Demons, Priests and Paladins - Faith and its Consequences
Last time I came here, it was with a game that wasn't really very first thoughtsy. It was basically done, and it's still coming along nicely. But this one (I'm…
In First Thoughts
Participants: electricpaladin, Arturo G., flammifer, Michael Johnson, RadiantWind.

6/5/2008 Earl of Sherry: [Super Action Now!] DIY Porno Studio vs Morality Police + Couch on Couch love!
Playtest report: Super Action Now! Rev 2/18/08 http://www.angelfire.com/indie/btw/SUPER_ACTION_NOW_3.htm Buck, Clint, Stf - First Timers, all. Okay, Marshall.  So, I read SAN!, that night I printed it off and started convincing…
In Playtesting
Participants: Earl of Sherry, Marshall Burns.

6/5/2008 Illetizgerg: Thoughts on Delayed Success Vs. Failure
Now, personally, I can't stand it when I hear that little kids can't play dodge ball because, good golly miss molly, the idea of last man standing could do nothing…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Illetizgerg, Arturo G., Double King, TempvsMortis, chronoplasm, Will, madunkieg.

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