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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.

7/8/2008 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 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.

7/7/2008 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.

7/7/2008 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 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.

7/6/2008 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.

7/5/2008 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.

7/5/2008 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 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 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 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 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 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.

7/4/2008 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.

7/4/2008 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.

7/3/2008 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.

7/3/2008 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 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.

7/2/2008 chronoplasm: Townsfolk Classes
OK, so in this game you play as a simple villager struggling to survive a world warped by thaumaturgic fallout after an alchemical war and populated by chimeric monsters. This…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, Eero Tuovinen, madunkieg.

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7/9/2008 Ron Edwards: [3:16] Another damned Bambi! Shoot it, shoot it! AK-K-K-K-K!
Hello, After way too much time not gaming, we played 3:16! I'd been reviewing the manuscript as it approached publication readiness, and Gregor sent me the latest, just-pre-press copy in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Valamir, Paul Czege, Matt.

7/9/2008 First Oni: Crunch or No Crunch
I was having a discussion with a friend of mine about how the trend of RPGs is going away from games with a lot of crunch (i.e. diceless games). I…
In Actual Play
Participants: First Oni, Ron Edwards, Jumanji83, Abkajud, JoyWriter, opsneakie.

7/9/2008 agony: Tokens for battle mat?
I remember spotting some decent quality tokens on here or story-games.com which were similar to the ones used in the book, but I can't seem to locate the PDF now. …
In one.seven design
Participants: agony, John Harper, red_herring, Sonja.

7/10/2008 akohler: Improve Your Game - Editor For Hire
Hello, everyone. My name is Aijalyn Kohler. I have a strong passion for gaming and am interested in expanding my professional experience and business relationships within the RPG community. I…
In Connections
Participants: akohler.

7/10/2008 azeilstra: [Mechaton] Typographical Tweaks, and simpler builds
Dear Vincent, Time for some feedback. I've played the game against myself, slowly, and taking notes. I used the army you described in the manual as one side, and some…
In lumpley games
Participants: azeilstra.

7/10/2008 jag: Making Public Goods more conflicted
I've been toying with a resolution pattern inspired by the Public Goods Game. Reading Ron's playtest of The People's Hero has precipitated this latest version, and although I don't see…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jag, Ron Edwards, GregStolze.

7/10/2008 Denise: [ENnie Awards] 2008 Nominees announced
Congratulations to all the pulishers, great and small! www.ennieawards.com Voting goes live July 21st-August 3rd, so there's plenty of time for gamers to get to know the nominated products. If…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley, btrc, Thunder_God.

7/10/2008 jasonm: Grey Ranks short-listed for Diana Jones Award
The list was just released, and Grey Ranks is in really excellent company.  All the nominees are here.
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, jrs, Ben Lehman, Parthenia, GreatWolf, Matt Snyder, lev_lafayette, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

7/10/2008 Ron Edwards: [Steal Away Jordan] Brutality in all its forms
We played on the same day as described in Another damned Bambi! Shoot it, shoot it! AK-K-K-K-K!, but later in the evening, in my living room. The players were…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, Graham Walmsley, jrs, Jumanji83, Parthenia, Valamir.

7/11/2008 Lethe: Wannabe game designer seeks help from good people of the Forge
Hi. I'm actually a little nervous to make a post here, is that stupid or what? There's not even an audience that I can imagine in their underwear, so that's…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Lethe, Eero Tuovinen, Selene Tan.

7/11/2008 danielsan: (Game Chef 2008) Get Out of Infernopolis-- ready for you!
Here was my entry for Game Chef 2008. I've cleaned it up a bit, tweaked a few of the rules, and gave it an artistic layout. Now, it's available to…
In Connections
Participants: danielsan.

7/11/2008 AXUM: Aspects without Stunts & other stuff...
Hello! I have 2 SOTC questions: 1-What happens when a PC chooses an Aspect that's a prop (like Jet Black's Jet pack) or a group (like the Bolsheviks), but doesn't…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: AXUM, iago, Valamir.

7/12/2008 DWeird: Pride - just what am I doing, here?
First time poster, long time reader... Given these boards first name policy: name's Daumantas, Dauma for short. Lithuanian, in case you wonder. The order of the post will be as…
In First Thoughts
Participants: DWeird, jag.

7/11/2008 wunderllama: [GenCon 2008] Demo preparation
So I'm working on putting together a demo kit for my game and I'm wondering... how many kits should I bring? One? Many? edited to make un-sticky - RE
In Conventions
Participants: wunderllama, iago, jasonm, Eero Tuovinen.

7/12/2008 Martians: Scheduling for the '09 convention circuit
Hello everyone, I've been lurking on these forums for quite some time now, working on and off on a game I've had in my mind for the past few years...But…
In Conventions
Participants: Martians, Ron Edwards, abzu.

7/12/2008 Evlyn: Illustration artist (from Montreal) available.
Hello, I am a french comic book artist from Montreal available for assignments. I don't really do realistic stuff, my style is kind of inspired from the work of underground…
In Connections
Participants: Evlyn, greyorm, jasonm, Vulpinoid, pedyo, hoefer.

7/13/2008 Vulpinoid: [The 8th Sea] GenCon Oz and "The Atlantean Gambit"
Back from a half successful product launch. Successful because there were a lot of people who wanted the product...unsuccessful because I didn't have any available to sell. The good news…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid.

7/13/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Break my chargen system, please!
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, but I need…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, Vulpinoid, Paul Czege, Ken, jag.

7/13/2008 jasonm: [Medial Hospital] Apex Regional Medical Center
I had the good fortune to playtest Medical Hospital at Collective Con yesterday.  Collective Con was like a house-con in a game store, very small and collegial, and I had…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Emily Care.

7/13/2008 Miskatonic: [Sign In Stranger] Oh, we just LOVE humans here! - Forge Midwest
Emily Care Boss ran a game of Sign In Stranger at Forge Midwest. Players were Emily, Eppy, me, Matt*, Tim, and Willow. Hilarity ensued. First came the world generation. The…
In Playtesting
Participants: Miskatonic, Willow, Emily Care, davidberg.

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