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7/17/2008 Darcy Burgess: Cross-referencing in InDesign
Hi, This is a very specific question.  I don't want advice about how to do this in other software packages.  I need help with Adobe InDesign specifically (FYI, I'm using…
In Publishing
Participants: Darcy Burgess, iago.

7/17/2008 J. Strange: Participating in challenges during refreshment
Hi. Recently bought the game, love the sound of it, will be running it soon. I have a question about challenges, though. Is there a limit to a hero's participation…
In one.seven design
Participants: J. Strange, demiurgeastaroth, theranko, John Harper.

7/17/2008 kuzuk: DiceForge
Hi guys, I have been reading some of the interesting stuff on the forge over the last weeks and I must say I have gained a lot of new ideas…
In Site Discussion
Participants: kuzuk, Ron Edwards, Artanis.

7/17/2008 jefgodesky: Requiring players to use oracles vs. leaving them as a backup option
Without digging into too much detail, my game could require some fairly intense bouts of creativity, like coming up with riddles.  I realize this is not something I can expect…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jefgodesky.

7/17/2008 jasonm: Sticker Printing
I'm looking for recommendations for reliable adhesive sticker printing outfits - can anyone point me toward a solid company in the United States?  Two inch round stickers, one color, maybe…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Will.

7/17/2008 iago: [GenCon 2008] Forge Booth: Getting Your Products There
I've sent out an email to all the publishers whose contact information I could get from my own resources and Ron, requesting title and pricing information, so I can make…
In Conventions
Participants: iago, Eero Tuovinen, Capulet, Gregor Hutton.

7/17/2008 BubbaBrown: Needing that other perspective
I've been monkeying around with this system as the platform for a few other projects I've got.  I decided recently to start ramping up development on it after a long…
In First Thoughts
Participants: BubbaBrown.

7/17/2008 arthurtuxedo: [Tensided] Save the Party From Their Own Bad Choices?
A while back we ran a short-lived cyberpunk / post-apocalyptic campaign involving the players fleeing a city under assault. After crash landing their helicopter in gang territory, they peeked out…
In Actual Play
Participants: arthurtuxedo, greyorm, Vulpinoid.

7/16/2008 JarrodHenry: Errant Knight Games?
I know they have a forum down there, but it seems unread.. I'm wanting to purchase or look at Kayfabe, but it seems that their site is now hosting trojans,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JarrodHenry, Matt Gwinn.

7/16/2008 Graham Walmsley: How not to lose your voice during a convention
In the run-up to Gen Con, here's some quick advice on how not to lose your voice if you're on a stall and talking all day. (I'm an actor, in…
In Conventions
Participants: Graham Walmsley, jasonm, GreatWolf, Eero Tuovinen, Capulet, Denise.

7/16/2008 TonyLB: Misery Bubblegum: Could use some help
So, as some folks know, I'm in (hopefully) the late phases of design on my next game, Misery Bubblegum.  It's going to be about sad, sweet, tear-jerking shoujo manga and…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: TonyLB, 1of3, Filip Luszczyk.

7/16/2008 Graham Walmsley: Price targetting
Someone asked me about price targetting, so I thought I'd explain. It's rather fascinating. I'm not an expert in this, you understand: I've read a book on it, which I…
In Publishing
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, GreatWolf, David Artman, Thunder_God, Double King, iago.

7/15/2008 Marshall Burns: [The Rustbelt] "Tell me who killed my cat." & solo play experiment
So, I was supposed to play the Rustbelt with Stephen and my cousin James this weekend, but Stephen couldn't make it, so me & James just played by ourselves. I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Marshall Burns, Krippler.

7/15/2008 Mysterio: Need Help!! New to WGP and could use assistance.
I just went to Origins in Ohio and I bought the game on after hearing about its mechanics… I thought some of my friends would like the change since we…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Mysterio.

7/15/2008 treybor: artist looking for work..
im an artist looking for work you may check my gallery at link to my gallery http://treybor.deviantart.com/gallery/ http://treybor.deviantart.com/gallery/#_featured--2 http://treybor.deviantart.com/gallery/#_featured--3 you may email me with details at treybor_tothemax@yahoo.com.ph if your interested.serious…
In Connections
Participants: treybor.

7/14/2008 chronoplasm: [Townsfolk] Random Worldbuilding +Monster Creation
Alright, so when you enter an uncharted area on the map, you need to determine the terrain and the monster population of that area. You do this first by drawing…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, dindenver.

7/14/2008 RobNJ: [Misspent Youth] Reservations! (Don't call it a preorder)
So I'm doing what I'm calling reservations (sort of but not really a preorder) for the Misspent Youth ashcan. I'm going to be selling the ashcan for $10 at Gen…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: RobNJ.

7/14/2008 talath1221: [Malls & Morons] Ideas
So, some years ago, I made this d20 game called Malls & Morons, and it was about teenagers who spent their free time in the mall causing shenanigans. People liked…
In First Thoughts
Participants: talath1221, jasonm, GregStolze, Marshall Burns.

7/14/2008 Ben Robbins: [Agon] Three Flavors of Myth
Another "Advanced Agon" post is up: <b><a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/103/advanced-agon-three-flavors-of-myth/">Three Flavors of Myth</a></b> takes a look at the Classical sources and how they relate to your Agon game. C'mon, you know you…
In one.seven design
Participants: Ben Robbins, John Harper, agony.

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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7/18/2008 Willow: Best Dogs Towns?
I know there's a collection of towns, but there isn't much of a idea of what the towns are like, or if they play well. Any towns out there that…
In lumpley games
Participants: Willow, 5niper9, lumpley, cdr.

7/18/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] What would you do?
Hi!   OK, here is the scenario, see if you can break my resolution mechanics please.   You are playing Guillermo Perez, his stats are as follows: Super Stretching (Super,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver.

7/18/2008 greyorm: ORX, Sales Numbers, and Retail
In response to a friend's post about retail pricing and the indie attitude, I decided to lay out my costs and profits for ORX over the last four quarters, and…
In Publishing
Participants: greyorm, Valamir, guildofblades, Thunder_God, Ben Lehman, Eliarhiman6, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, jag, preludetotheend.

7/19/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [IAWA[ Challenge without an Answer
Say, my and your character are in the middle of a sequence of actions. I don't name you as someone who has to Answer my Challenge, and you choose not…
In lumpley games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.

7/19/2008 StrongBadMun: Gods Gone Wild! Power 19
So here's what I've decided for my next game.  Gods Gone Wild! has been the playtesting medium for Ember's system while the RPG itself was still being crafted, and everyone…
In First Thoughts
Participants: StrongBadMun.

7/19/2008 GregStolze: [DIRTY WORLD] Dirty Secrets? Anybody? Anybody?
(Crossposted around and about) Okay. So I have this Film Noir game "A Dirty World" coming out, and every character has to have a dirty secret. The default secret is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: GregStolze, chance.thirteen, Double King.

7/20/2008 greyorm: [Dead*Space] Game Overview Notes Posted
I've posted up some notes -- really just a draft/thumbnail sketch -- of the ideas driving Dead Space, one of the other RPGs I've been slowly developing. Figured "why not",…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm.

7/20/2008 when1wasaboy: Advantages of faery races vs. build points
We had our first/character creation session for our game a few days ago, and I've been wondering about something. It seems like it costs an inordinate amount of build points…
In Green Fairy Games
Participants: when1wasaboy, JustinB.

7/21/2008 AXUM: Actions & reactions in Combat
Hello! Does a defender in a conflict always roll for defense (ie. you never lose the defense option (not talking about Full Defense), like a "reaction"? Thanks 
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: AXUM, iago.

7/21/2008 Andy Kitkowski: Shopping around for a POD printer...
Hey all, so in about a week I'm going to have a PDF file ready to send to POD. I've got two printers that I'm currently inquiring with, but I'd…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, iago, Ron Edwards, Valamir, guildofblades, visioNationstudios.

7/21/2008 red_herring: Agon at GenCon
Anyone running Agon at GenCon this year? I'm planning to run Ben Robbins's excellent Temple of Hera and Beast of Kolkoris adventures for my group, but I wasn't sure whether…
In one.seven design
Participants: red_herring, Ben Robbins, John Harper, cdr, Matt Wilson.

7/21/2008 Ben Lehman: Ascent Stage Feedback
I'm taking feedback for a new version of Bliss Stage on<a href="http://benlehman.livejournal.com/153961.html"> my livejournal</a>. I figured that a pointer here would be appropriate.
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Ben Lehman, Zamiel, Filip Luszczyk.

7/22/2008 Kyle Daniel: Help With Distributors
Hello all. I've been mooching around this forum and have used it to help design a card game over the last few months. Firstly thank you to everybody for having…
In Publishing
Participants: Kyle Daniel, daMoose_Neo.

7/22/2008 BlissAuthority: Running a Bliss Stage play-by-wiki game. Want to play and/or watch?
Hello again, it's been a long time. So...  I'm trying to start a Play By Wiki Bliss Stage game at the Toothycat Wiki.  Unfortunatley, due to 3 of the interested…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: BlissAuthority, Zamiel.

7/22/2008 AXUM: One Dawg, not enough towns
Hello! Anyone experienced playing DITV w/ only one player?  How did you do it? Thanks AXUM
In lumpley games
Participants: AXUM, lumpley.

7/22/2008 torstan: Jon Roberts: Freelance cartographer
My name is Jon Roberts and I am available to do cartography commissions for print, pdf and virtual tabletop programmes. A sample of my work can be found in my…
In Connections
Participants: torstan, Morbius_of_Oz, Ron Edwards, Clay, Morningstar.

7/22/2008 iago: [GenCon 2008] Forge Booth: Still Seeking Product and Price Info
I still need product and price info from several folks who will have new stuff and/or non-IPR-carried stuff at the Forge booth, so we can make sure the register is…
In Conventions
Participants: iago, Eero Tuovinen, JustinB, Valamir, segedy, Ben Lehman, jasonm.

7/22/2008 David Artman: FLGS Profit Margins
Splitting from a thread in which it was ignored: Does anyone know what an FLGS expects in terms of per-book-sale profit, on a book-only RPG product? I am thinking there's…
In Publishing
Participants: David Artman, Ron Edwards, iago, Thunder_God, guildofblades, First Oni.

7/22/2008 Pilgrim: Online card resources?
Hey folks, a friend of mine and I are considering an online 9W game. Right now we're kind of stuck for a online 'deck.' I know I can use Inspiration…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Pilgrim, Matt Snyder.

7/22/2008 Marshall Burns: [Misspent Youth] multiple authorities?
Hey Rob, what's your thought on playing Misspent Youth with more than one Authority?  With conflicting goals and means?  With different people playing each one? Because I had this wicked…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: Marshall Burns, RobNJ.

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