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6/13/2008 Roadkill: Publicising, whats a good way to advertise/get known for Free RPGs?
I am currently developing a game called Warriors of Fantasy. It is a RPG/Wargame hybrid and could appeal to both types of players. My game is nearing completion and I'm…
In Publishing
Participants: Roadkill, Ron Edwards, First Oni.

6/13/2008 chronoplasm: Go Fish inspired resolution system
So I'm working on a game where players play as townsfolk in a world full of monsters. Players can play as miners, farmers, merchants, fishermen and many other roles and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, Paul Czege, Will.

6/13/2008 First Oni: Taboo to follow White Wolf?
Here's my question and i'd like the honest opinions of those also in game publishing: Is it taboo to do design, develop, and publish a game that is similar to…
In Publishing
Participants: First Oni, chronoplasm, Ron Edwards, Big J Money, Marshall Burns, northerain, Wolfen, TempvsMortis, Valamir.

6/13/2008 Caesar_X: [IAWA] In a Noir Age
Tonight, Chris P., Robert and I sat down to playtest using IAWA with Film Noir content, since that is one of my big interests. Please note that this is not…
In Actual Play
Participants: Caesar_X.

6/12/2008 Emily Care: [Shooting the Moon] Three Heroes of the Dragon Wars
Hello all, I played Shooting the Moon this weekend with Rachel, Heather and Saif in New York.  We chose a fantasy setting, modeling it on Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince or…
In Actual Play
Participants: Emily Care.

6/12/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Mechanics so far
Hi!   So, this is the starting framework for the mechanics so far: In order to resolve a conflict, we need to know 3 things: 1) What Traits your character…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, ChadDubya, Will, Arturo G., Filip Luszczyk.

6/12/2008 ChrisMcDee: Playtesters Wanted for Inheritance - High-Powered Heroes of Classical Antiquity
Inheritance is a System and Setting that I've been collaboratively working on for some time now, but it's been sat on my back burner for some months. However, now that…
In Connections
Participants: ChrisMcDee.

6/12/2008 Capulet: Handling PC Death in Simulationist Combat
I'd like to talk about an event which occurred several months ago in a playtest game I ran. System: The basics The game is one I've independently published, called…
In Actual Play
Participants: Capulet, droog, Arturo G., dindenver, Ron Edwards, Roadkill, First Oni, Artanis, zmook, Frank Tarcikowski, NN, fjj, Web_Weaver, JoyWriter, Aaron Blain.

6/11/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Simple Chargen
Hi!   I was trying to come up with a way to make a Supers game without the laundry list of powers. I think I have it, let me know…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, Arturo G., Filip Luszczyk.

6/11/2008 First Oni: Playesters needed for Apocalypse Prevention Inc.
Third Eye Games (www.thirdeyegames.net) is looking for one or two groups to take the game and play a few sessions, using the ideas presented and checking for any glitches in…
In Connections
Participants: First Oni.

6/11/2008 Nathan P.: [carry] Errata
(x-posted with my blog and website) The second print run of carry. a game about war. is almost sold out! The third printing is currently heading out to fulfillment houses.…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., Ron Edwards.

6/10/2008 Ron Edwards: [Barbaren] My manly guy
Hello, This is essentially a question thread for Frank, but I also hope it turns into minor system showcase for the game as well, depending on the answers. Here is…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, oliof, Eero Tuovinen, ( o Y o ).

6/10/2008 paydirt: Interview with successful Patron-model publisher
I think you folks would be interested in Wolfgang Baur's endeavor with Open Design, which is essentially adventure design that is based on the patron model.  Patron's stake anywhere from…
In Publishing
Participants: paydirt.

6/9/2008 Michael S. Miller: IGE at DexCon 11
Hi, all. Time has all-but overtaken us this year. Kat and I would like to run an Indie Games Explosion at DexCon this year. The convention is in East Brunswick,…
In Conventions
Participants: Michael S. Miller.

6/9/2008 Frank Tarcikowski: [Sorcerer] Possessors out of Host
In yesterday’s Sorcerer game, we had a powerful possessor demon (Power 8) try to get to a new host. The demon’s telltale was crawling insects, so I pictured this as…
In Adept Press
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Ron Edwards.

6/9/2008 Frank Tarcikowski: [Sorcerer] Two actions at once
Rules question. How do you handle a character trying to do two things at once? Examples: 1) Our sorceress is wielding a demon sword and also has a ranged attack…
In Adept Press
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

6/9/2008 droog: Trollbabe: a six-year old plays Story Now
Hi, all. I'd like to report on the game of Trollbabe I have recently been playing with my daughter, who I'll call Jemima (since that's her name). She is seven…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, Ron Edwards, ErrathofKosh, Arturo G..

6/8/2008 jessecoombs: IAWA Cop variant?
I thought I remembered reading some post or listening to some podcast where Vincent was talking about doing an official Police/LA Cop version of In a Wicked Age. I'm guessing…
In lumpley games
Participants: jessecoombs.

6/8/2008 Aysez: [Bliss Stage] Hardcopy?
Hey, I've been looking at getting Bliss Stage, but IPR only has it in PDF. Is there a hardcopy available currently or will there be one?
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Aysez, Ben Lehman, cdr.

6/7/2008 Big J Money: Before I can begin
I have a specific question concerning goals during game design.  How have some (of you) game designers found that a concious effort to designing a system toward specific GNS goals/rewards…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Big J Money, Eero Tuovinen.

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6/14/2008 Bullbar: A very, very narrow concept: The Bridge/The Drop
I'm not entirely sure if this is the right way to go about it, but I hope so. I've come up with a concept for a game set entirely between…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bullbar, Arturo G., Vulpinoid, Everspinner, madunkieg, Will, jag, RadiantWind.

6/14/2008 Roadkill: 7 phrases
Ok this is not designed to be a serious game or even a game at all, just a light hearted idea/piece of fun perhaps. It could be played within an…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Roadkill, Vulpinoid, Willow, Will.

6/15/2008 taalyn: Suing WoTC?
Hey all, Ages since I've been here - life's been busy! But I need to get some feedback from you folks. I just discovered today that one of my fonts…
In Publishing
Participants: taalyn, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades, iago, Veritas Games.

6/16/2008 hillgiant: Orxs future?
  Are there any plans to develop an Orx future game? After playing Dawn of War 1-4 and not ever getting tired of playing Orks I was wondering if a…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: hillgiant, greyorm.

6/16/2008 Jumanji83: [Universalis] The Kurdak
Hey all! I believe this is my first post on the Forge, and I,m going to start things up by just copy/pasting a previous post from Midnight's Lair. It's a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jumanji83, Valamir.

6/16/2008 Valamir: GenCon Forge Booth Chairs
Once again I will be bringing the sponsored metal folding chairs to GenCon.  I won't be at the Forge Booth this year, but the chairs will be there. Be advised…
In Conventions
Participants: Valamir, iago, jrs, Eero Tuovinen, segedy, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, jasonm, Tim C Koppang, Blankshield, SirValence.

6/16/2008 Jumanji83: Corporate sell-out
So I've been thinking, and there is a game I'd like to design (it would be my first if I ever get around to it). The players' characters are all…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jumanji83, Will, Ron Edwards.

6/16/2008 Christopher Kubasik: [Sorcerer] The Brotherhood
We had our fifth session of the Sorcerer game I'm running tonight.  The first sessions was character creation.  We've played four times. I've got bunches of comments about it, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, pfischer, Frank Tarcikowski.

6/16/2008 ChrisMcDee: Inheritance - High-Powered Heroes of Classical Antiquity
I can't help but feel Connections was the wrong place to put this, so for your general feedback consideration here is Inheritance! Inheritance is a System…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ChrisMcDee, preludetotheend.

6/17/2008 Paul Czege: who and what we're expecting at The Ashcan Front at Gen Con '08
Hey all, Here's who and what we're expecting at booth 2039: Ralph Mazza with Blood Red Sands Darcy Burgess with Black Cadillacs Justin Jacobson with Bullseye Grant Davis with Secrets…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege.

6/18/2008 ChrisMcDee: Teen-Islanders High School Politics and Coconut Radios
I was toying with the idea of creating a game that could be playable solo, taking inspiration from the randomly generated content of Roguelikes. I ended up with the idea…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ChrisMcDee, whiteknife.

6/18/2008 segedy: Grey Ranks Games at Origins
Hey folks!  Who here is planning to go to Origins this next week?  Are you thinking about facilitating a session of Grey Ranks, perhaps during off-hour gaming?  If so, let…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: segedy.

6/18/2008 Ron Edwards: Erick Wujcik
Many of you know that Erick Wujcik died June 7, of pancreatic cancer. I ran across this passage that I hope will be a reminder to the community here, and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid.

6/18/2008 mocj07: IDEAS FOR SIMPLE GAMES
hi i am not into RPG games nor do i know much about them, but i was directed to this site hoping that somebody would help me since it has…
In Connections
Participants: mocj07, tombowings, Grand_Commander13, M. J. Young.

6/18/2008 Adam Dray: I edit games
You design and write games. I edit games. I also design and write games, so I am not clueless about what you're doing and why. Until I can build my…
In Connections
Participants: Adam Dray, RobNJ.

6/18/2008 Valamir: [IaWA] Chapter 3 Question
So, we're about to embark on Chapter 3 and my character tops the We Owe List.  I have a question about the new Chapter 3 rule on Significance. Here's the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Valamir, agony, Eliarhiman6, David Artman, lumpley.

6/19/2008 evancolson: Power 19 concept
I'm a real first-timer here and after reading a few other people's posts, I have decided to sketch out a "Power 19" for a game I'm thinking of creating. Criticism…
In First Thoughts
Participants: evancolson, matthijs, dindenver.

6/19/2008 matthijs: YouTube teasers?
Some friends of mine - Ole Peder Giæver and Martin Bull Gudmundsen - have written an RPG called "Itras By". It's in Norwegian, so it's probably not very accessible to…
In Publishing
Participants: matthijs, segedy, Matt-M-McElroy, northerain, Artanis.

6/19/2008 AXUM: tHE ROACH HAS BEEN AT WORK HERE...
Hello! Why is the Convocation & Greeting of the Class for 1919 Event instead for the Class of 1923 (in the book & character sheet)??? Has the Roach been at…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: AXUM, segedy, jasonm.

6/19/2008 AXUM: Help running a SOTC game!
Hello! I only have ONE player for my SOTC game.  How do I go about PC creation (specifically about the co-starring roles in other's novels)? Thanks Axum
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: AXUM, iago.

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