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7/2/2008 StrongBadMun: What should I do next?
Ok so Ember's going to reading and playtesting and while it may come back to me in need of a massive overhaul I'm pretty confident that what I've put together…
In First Thoughts
Participants: StrongBadMun, chronoplasm, Will, whiteknife, Ron Edwards.

7/2/2008 red_herring: Chariot Combat
Looking for suggestions on how to handle chariots in combat. Since Bronze Age chariots were primarily used to move warriors around the battlefield, I'm considering just doubling movement until the…
In one.seven design
Participants: red_herring, Mel_White.

7/2/2008 rycanada: Laborious Wicked Age dice map
I expanded on my Wicked Dice Map because I wanted to emphasize a few things to my players and really break down the action into concrete steps for absolute beginners. …
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

7/1/2008 preludetotheend: Base roll mechanics (Gears and Cogs: GaC)
Hello all,   Currently I am trying to cobble together Gears and Cogs a generic universal system for use with my works, as well as some friends and I am…
In First Thoughts
Participants: preludetotheend, chronoplasm, Ron Edwards, Precious Villain, Will, SpoDaddy.

7/1/2008 RobNJ: [Misspent Youth] Ashcan: Gen Con 2008
Anyone who knows enough to even come here probably knows this already, but Misspent Youth will be available as an ashcan at the Play Collective/Ashcan Front booth at Gen Con…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: RobNJ.

7/1/2008 iago: You should be excited about Misspent Youth
Because I sure as crap know I am. Rob, what can you tell us about the ashcan?
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: iago, RobNJ.

7/1/2008 First Oni: Swapping Ads
I was on rpg.net and someone had suggested something like this: two companies swapping ads in the back of the books for the other. No money exchanged, but one audience…
In Publishing
Participants: First Oni, Ron Edwards.

6/30/2008 Marshall Burns: [The Rustbelt] a mighty rule-change is a-brewin'
So, I was at work the other day when an idea hit me, and I think it's the big fix for the Rustbelt's main problem.  (To recap, that problem is…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, Krippler, jag, Paul Czege.

6/30/2008 chronoplasm: Townsfolk Power 19
1.) What is your game about?** 2.) What do the characters do?** 3.) What do the players (including the GM if there is one) do?** In Townsfolk, players don't play…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, whiteknife, dindenver, StrongBadMun.

6/30/2008 jasonm: [Business Solutions] Tactile Play
So I playtested yesterday and found out that something interesting I'm doing for a different game is very promising for Business Solutions as well.  For moths I've been at an…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, fjj.

6/30/2008 inthisstyle: How We Came to Live Here Ashcan
Listen. This is a tale of our People. Once, First Man and First Woman lived in the First World. The First World was dry and small and black as the…
In Galileo Games
Participants: inthisstyle, elenius.

6/29/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Setting so far...
Hi!   I really am looking to brainstorm this out a bit (I have some criteria, but other than that, its all flexible). Here is where I am starting from:…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, whiteknife, chronoplasm, Will, Ken.

6/29/2008 Ron Edwards: [The People's Hero] Playtesters sought
Hello, I'm seeking ruthless playtesting. I've done what I can with the design of The People's Hero, and I am absolutely certain that I don't have the intuitive skill to…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards.

6/28/2008 rycanada: [IAWA] Profiling approaches to the Owe List
I'm very slowly working on a random generator to shake out consequences of a conflict.  One element of doing so is profiling player approaches to the owe list.  Disclaimer: All…
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, Ben Lehman, Eliarhiman6, Alan.

6/28/2008 Halzebier: [PTA] Players wanting their PCs to fail?
Hi there! We've just had our first two evenings of Primetime Adventures. We're doing a series about a travelling circus in the fantasy world we have been using for our…
In Actual Play
Participants: Halzebier, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, Valamir, Marshall Burns, FredGarber, Arturo G., Paul Czege, jburneko, Alan, morgue, hix, davidberg, Melinglor.

6/28/2008 charlesperez: Ron, isn't Arianet-Alynn Goldfallow an Elfs NPC?
From your game, Elfs: Arianet-Alynn Goldfallow This is the New Age hero-woman, 110 pounds of self-actualized, aerobicized goodness. She wears fashionable garments and armor that somehow show a lot of…
In Adept Press
Participants: charlesperez, Ron Edwards.

6/28/2008 Klaus Graziade: [Power 19] Godai (be warned...long post!)
Okay, so I've been working like crazy to get my game together.  After a good year of brainstorming, dead ends, and lost ideas, I've been struck by inspiration the past…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Klaus Graziade, whiteknife.

6/27/2008 StrongBadMun: I'll show you mine if you show me yours! Game that is...
So here's what I'm looking for, I want other game designers who are at a similar point in their game creation process to contact me.  We send each other a…
In Connections
Participants: StrongBadMun, Ron Edwards, First Oni, Marshall Burns, Bomb Cat.

6/27/2008 quixoteles: Darwin's Charity
I read a game informer lately, in it was an article about co-op games. It mentions that innovation in competition and solo play in video games far out strips Co-operation.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: quixoteles, matthijs, Vulpinoid, baron samedi, GregStolze, Evlyn.

6/27/2008 malladin_ben: Help/ideas wanted to help prmote a new indie rpg
Hi folks, I've got a new indie game ready for release (pdf format) and was wondering if anyone could provide any advice on how to promote it. Previously I've published…
In Publishing
Participants: malladin_ben, Graham Walmsley, C.W.Richeson.

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7/3/2008 PeterAdkison: Looking for IPR Gamers at Gen Con Oz
I'm off to Gen Con Oz and will be looking to play some RPG's while I'm there.  I'll try play anything, or will happily run Inspectres or Grey Ranks.  Not…
In Conventions
Participants: PeterAdkison, Rusty, Andrew Smith.

7/3/2008 TheThingInTheMirror: Evolution of Character In Capes
There is an experience system in capes, as people resolve conflicts and aquire inspiraions and story tokens. But a number of people have expresssed skepticism about the worthiness of capes,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TheThingInTheMirror, Zamiel, TonyLB, Uhlrik, LemmingLord.

7/3/2008 Arturo G.: [Sorc] Is it a good kicker if the player has already planned how to react?
Finally, I'm going to have the opportunity to try Sorcerer. Yesterday we were creating the characters and demons. For our first try we are doing things quite simple and easy.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Arturo G., Frank Tarcikowski, pete_darby, Ron Edwards.

7/4/2008 teckno72: My first, free, new rpg online
You can check out my new, free rpg at: www.1km.1kt.net/rpg/picking-sides-the-role-playing-game It is based on my novel (not free): www.mynubook.com Thanks for critique.  I know it has many rough spots, as…
In First Thoughts
Participants: teckno72, preludetotheend.

7/4/2008 Double King: POD Magazines via MagCloud beta
Hi, I thought I'd share this with you all... http://www.magcloud.com/home looks to be a brand new beta service to print "magazines" on 90lb stock and they distribute/ship as well.  I'm…
In Publishing
Participants: Double King, Paul Czege, Graham Walmsley, guildofblades, jasonm.

7/5/2008 red_herring: Wrath of the Gods thread on lamemage.com
Ben Robbins has posted a couple of great articles on his lamemage.com site... http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/29/advanced-agon-wrath-of-the-gods/ Advanced Agon: Wrath of the Gods July 3rd, 2008 in Agon | “Is it pious because…
In one.seven design
Participants: red_herring.

7/5/2008 red_herring: Deeper Quests article on lamemage.com
Another Ben Robbins article on his lamemage.com site. http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/28/advanced-agon-deeper-quests/ Advanced Agon: Deeper Quests June 30th, 2008 in Agon | Agon includes a quick and painless way to get a quest…
In one.seven design
Participants: red_herring.

7/5/2008 Ravenspath: [Mortal Coil] New campaign
Hello, First off let me say thank you for creating Mortal Coil. I have been gaming for close to 30 years and MC has me completely besotted. I recently received…
In Galileo Games
Participants: Ravenspath, inthisstyle.

7/5/2008 Spooky Fanboy: Ron, a few questions:
To preface this, I've read two installments of your recent interview with Rafael Chandler. It got me thinking, and I'm curious about a few things. 1) Knowing what you know…
In Adept Press
Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Ron Edwards.

7/5/2008 Nathan P.: [Annalise] Stories of hunger, pain and redemption.
[i]A dark-haired woman, staring out of stained glass, watching faces form in the rain. An ancient evil, unearthed for the first time since antiquity, re-learning the limits of its power.…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P., sirogit, Lachlan.

7/5/2008 Petter: RPG in New York, 1877
My first post here! I´m writing a supplement for the Swedish RPG Western. It´s set in New York, around 1877. I will probably focus mainly on money, power and crime.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Petter, chronoplasm, Teramis, jasonm, matthijs.

7/5/2008 spectrumcomicsga: Game Nights Return to Kennesaw, Georgia! Check it Out!
Here's a great comic/gaming store in Kennesaw, Georga that is starting a game night after hours.  Here's the information on it: HEROES INK GAME NIGHT Hosted by Atlanta Gamers’ Guild…
In Conventions
Participants: spectrumcomicsga, Ron Edwards.

7/6/2008 greyorm: WHS Illustration Availability Status Thread
July 2008: WHS has just completed a contract for Neoplastic Press and is once again taking on new illustration work. Right now, we can handle a short contract (one requiring…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm.

7/7/2008 Kat Miller: Web page update
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let people know there has been a web page update. The downloads page has new items on it and the downloads have been improved so…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Kat Miller, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Michael S. Miller, Hisho.

7/7/2008 Graham Walmsley: British Game Awards
In December, at Dragonmeet, we’ll present six awards to RPG-related things we think deserve more recognition. The winners will (depending on what they are) have happened, been active or been…
In Publishing
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Arturo G..

7/7/2008 Luchaire: Ex Fabula: Intro and Power 19
Howdy. I'm sort of new here - that is, I've read nearly every post of the last few weeks and skimmed many going back a couple years. I've been lurking…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Luchaire, First Oni, chronoplasm, Will.

7/8/2008 Denise: [ENnies] Best Publisher Nominees and more
Hi there. I'm the Business Manager for the Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards, and I'm here to give everyone a quick update as to what's going on, and…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise.

7/8/2008 GreatWolf: [A Flower for Mara] So how do I go about demoing *this* game?
So, the new game that I'm releasing at GenCon is called  A Flower for Mara.In this game, you take on the role of various relatives of Mara, a woman who…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young.

7/8/2008 agony: Poison'd Hack: Cruel Fortunes for Crime Drama
Think Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets" and you got it. I have all of the modifications I had in mind already penned, I just need Rotten Fate (Cruel Fortunes) ideas. So,…
In lumpley games
Participants: agony.

7/9/2008 HiQKid: [Poison'd] Variant Settings for Poison'd
Hi, just wanted to throw in a few ideas I had about using Poison'd for other settings/themes... The primary thought I had was the following: Some sort of prison (probably…
In lumpley games
Participants: HiQKid.

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