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8/28/2008 signoftheserpent: Night's Dark Heroes
I am currently working on a pulp horror superhero rpg called Night's Dark Heroes (I preferred Midnight Men but it's being used by another comic). To that end http://nightsdarkheroes.blogspot.com/ is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: signoftheserpent, chance.thirteen, davidberg, Vulpinoid.

8/28/2008 Arturo G.: [PtA] How are the narrative authorities working in this scene?
Ron was commenting here: Re: Players wanting their PCs to fail? , that he offered some people to post a scene in Actual Play to talk about the different…
In Actual Play
Participants: Arturo G., Ron Edwards, Artanis, Eliarhiman6, Matt Wilson.

8/28/2008 Matterhorn: [Story Tree: Lednik] First Thoughts.
Story Tree: Lednik is my first game using the Story Tree game system. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgwmw5z8_1cxbc7pdr It is fairly raw  and is more like a design document at the moment. If you…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Matterhorn.

8/28/2008 Aise: [Black Cadillacs] - Blood and Mettle
Hey I was reading my copy of the Steel Toed Edition of Black Cadillacs and came across a little snag. Since I am starting a full campaign of Black Cadillacs,…
In Playtesting
Participants: Aise, Darcy Burgess.

8/28/2008 ejh: GM Prep for a Game of Trollbabe
Somebody confirm that I understand this correctly: you as a GM do not prep for games of trollbabe, cause you don't even know where they're going to happen before they…
In Adept Press
Participants: ejh, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

8/27/2008 Vulpinoid: What to do on a CAPITAL ship?
[quote author=Susan Calvin link=topic=26552.msg254308#msg254308 date=1219871707] First, which kind of ship is it? A huge capital ship with whole companies crammed inside, a small research vessel or the typical NPC small…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, Susan Calvin, chronoplasm, contracycle, David Artman, Landon Winkler, opsneakie, walruz, MoonHunter.

8/27/2008 Susan Calvin: Cyberspace?
I've been working on a convention scenario (standard 4-5 hour time slot, 5 players) which will take place roughly 75% in cyberspace. The PC:s are five subsystems (infiltration, maintenance, counter-intrusion…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Susan Calvin, JoyWriter, walruz.

8/27/2008 Darcy Burgess: [Black Cadillacs] - Three Games at GenCon
Hi, Black Cadillacs saw play three times at GenCon.  Two of the games were scheduled through the IGE (quick shout-out to Mike Holmes: thanks for making this happen!)  Sandwiched between…
In Playtesting
Participants: Darcy Burgess, jasonm.

8/27/2008 anonynos: [DITV] Negative traits and how to use them
So after looking at this game  for awhile, I picked up a copy at this last Origins and last night got a couple of friends together and tried out char…
In lumpley games
Participants: anonynos, David Artman, dindenver, lumpley, LordAsteroth, Axhead, Paul T.

8/27/2008 malladin_ben: Can this work as a roleplaying game?
I am currently reading R Scott Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before, when I was struck by a neat idea for a CCG system. Given the production impracticalities of small…
In First Thoughts
Participants: malladin_ben, Eero Tuovinen, Selene Tan, Vulpinoid.

8/27/2008 Ron Edwards: NPCs in Rustbelt play
Hi Marshall, Jari Tuovinen and I are playing Rustbelt in a kind of quick-and-dirty way, beginning a scenario and skipping through to a later time. It's just me and him,…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns.

8/26/2008 Marshall Burns: RUSTBELT ERRATA
There's a few things that should have made it into the book that did not.  And they are: PACKAGED EFFECTS So, a moment from actual play: Kitt, the shady doctor,…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns.

8/26/2008 Marshall Burns: Welcome to Beyond the Wire Productions
Hi, welcome to the forum for Beyond the Wire Productions.  BtW consists of me, and a few friends that I'm collaborating with on some new game ideas. I primarily set…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns, jasonm, davidberg.

8/26/2008 Graham Walmsley: Poison'd: Some thoughts on violence
The new GM advice section has helped me a great deal. It's cleared up some problems I had in GMing Poison'd. Here are a couple of thoughts/questions. 1. If you…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.

8/26/2008 hoefer: Sounding Board for Hardback/Softcover dilemma
Hi All, I've been "ghosting" this forum for about 3 years now and want to start with thanks for all the great wisdom you've all imparted.  Now the dilemma.  My…
In Publishing
Participants: hoefer, iago, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, guildofblades, MatrixGamer.

8/26/2008 The Dragon Master: [Sorcerer] Contacting/Summoning Object Demons
How does this play out? It's fairly easy to picture the other kinds of demons being contacted and summoned, but how does this play out with object demons? As an…
In Adept Press
Participants: The Dragon Master, Ron Edwards.

8/25/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria] Some brainstorming on selling stuffs at Go Play Peoria
Crystal and I were discussing Go Play Peoria, and she suggested the idea of allowing local designers to sell stuff at the minicons. I was mulling this over, when I…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf.

8/25/2008 Necromagvs: Free Indie Game promotion: League of Extraordinary Games
Hello everyone, I´d been working lately in a pland to increase the web presence of our game system and I came up with a idea that may sound interesting for…
In Connections
Participants: Necromagvs, Eero Tuovinen, Willow, fjj, Reprobus, M. J. Young, StrongBadMun.

8/25/2008 Necromagvs: Free Indie Game promotion: League of Extraordinary Games
Hello everyone, I´d been working lately in a pland to increase the web presence of our game system and I came up with a idea that may sound interesting for…
In Connections
Participants: Necromagvs.

8/25/2008 Eero Tuovinen: [Forum Diary] I get my own rules!
Ah, the fulfillment of my ambition! Seriously, though, my primary reason for asking for a Forge forum was to get a new place to make chit-chat about the Solar System…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen.

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8/28/2008 Ron Edwards: [Rustbelt] Opium, haunted memories, hatred in the dark, and killing your friend
Hello, Jari Tuovinen stayed with me for a few days after GenCon, and we tried out a number of games at a superficial level, carrying out the setup rules in…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, Krippler, Valamir, ( o Y o ), davidberg.

8/28/2008 simonjberger: The Solar System in My Hand
So I'm finally holding a copy of the Solar System in my hand, and I just registered to give some general praise about it. Very fine work, sir! My group…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: simonjberger, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, Corvus69.

8/28/2008 chronoplasm: Townsfolk Professions: What woud you want to do?
So I've decided that I want the professions for Townsfolk to be kind of over the top. Mineral Runner = Merchant (bring resources and goods to other towns to do…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, Eero Tuovinen, dindenver, Abkajud, blackflowers18.

8/28/2008 WildElf: [DunDraCon] Advice on starting up a Games on Demand
So, there's a big annual RPG convention in the bay area, DunraCon, that I want a greater indie game presence at. The main hurdle to running games is that they…
In Conventions
Participants: WildElf, Willow.

8/28/2008 JC: [A flower for Mara] A question about Grief
hi :) I've just read through A flower for Mara, and I don't see the link between the Grief the players choose and their Flower Soliloquys on the one hand,…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: JC, GreatWolf.

8/29/2008 rpghost: Seeking celebrity authors & columnists
Greetings, I'm writing you because RPG Host Network is opening a new pen and paper focused mega-social site. Not just another social site but one that is well designed, feature…
In Connections
Participants: rpghost.

8/29/2008 Matterhorn: [The Story Tree] Broken Link Fixed
I guess the irony of not being able to post working links to my work on a Forum supporting indie publishers was too much for the Gods of Fate to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Matterhorn.

8/29/2008 hoefer: Looking for Forums
Perhaps this would go under "Publishing" -I'm not sure...  Anywhoo... I was wondering if some one out there could direct me to other forums that talk about Indy Games, especially…
In Connections
Participants: hoefer, Lazy Wombat, Wolfen, M. J. Young, greyorm, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, First Oni, Bomb Cat.

8/29/2008 rhat: New Diceless RPG System
Hi Guys, Long time lurker, first time developer. I've recently compiled a quick-start guide to a diceless RPG system I've invented which uses seal simultaneous auctions to resolve conflict, and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rhat, Chronologist, Finarvyn, Vulpinoid, Mike Sugarbaker.

8/29/2008 pippo_jedi: [pta] Primetime Exalted for "newbies"
Hello, I'm a longtime rpg player, like my game group, but we always played white wolf's game, D&D and that sort of games. some were better than others, but never…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: pippo_jedi, Matt, Matt Wilson.

8/29/2008 jessejesse: New Illustration...
I just added a new illustration to my website (link below)... let me know what you think.... Also if anyone is looking for an artist, I'm available for hire. Cheers,…
In Connections
Participants: jessejesse.

8/29/2008 Guy Srinivasan: Investigation subsystem for Burning Wheel using Zendo
The following is a story about how I began thinking about an investigation subsystem for Burning Wheel. My goal is to create something that my group would enjoy, so lack…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Guy Srinivasan, Susan Calvin, Vulpinoid.

8/30/2008 Ron Edwards: [The Fisherman's Wife] Everything you can possibly imagine
On the final night of GenCon, I showed up a little late to the Embassy Suites and play opportunities were thin. I could have hopped into some games but they…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Parthenia.

8/30/2008 BlissAuthority: Generational Bliss Stage?
"Today is the 15th anniversary of our first victory.  Today is the day my mother died protecting us.  The day that Keenan died with "If I don't make it, know…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: BlissAuthority, Ben Lehman.

8/31/2008 travisfarber: [Ganakagok] The ending of a civilization
This past Wednesday we did a run through on a game of Ganakagok.  I wanted to roughly get 4 hours of play out of it so we planned for a…
In Playtesting
Participants: travisfarber, Bill_White.

8/31/2008 jmhpfan: Gunslingers in the Dark Tower
I will be running a hack on Dogs at MACE con set in the universe of Stephen Kings Dark Tower series.  It is mostly a strait setting hack with the…
In lumpley games
Participants: jmhpfan, rycanada, lumpley.

9/1/2008 Andrew Smith: [Go Play Brisbane] - September 20, 2008
After the rousing success of the Indie Games Explosion at Gencon Oz 2008, the outcry for more opportunities to play indie games has been heard.  Thus, the inaugural Go Play…
In Conventions
Participants: Andrew Smith.

9/1/2008 Graham Walmsley: Games on Demand
I wondered if anyone had thoughts about how Games On Demand worked this year? I have thoughts myself, but I'm in a motel with limited Internet access, so I'll add…
In Conventions
Participants: Graham Walmsley, Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, Darcy Burgess, jasonm, ejh, Wolfen.

9/1/2008 Khuxan: IAWA Oracles as Campaign Settings
It occured to me that an IAWA game could create a campaign setting by having each player contribute a suite for an oracle. As long as basic rules (genre, tone,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Khuxan, lumpley, David Artman, rycanada.

9/1/2008 hoefer: Invitation to play Century's Edge
Hello Forgites! I wanted to invite all interested parties to download the quick play demo of my game, Century's Edge.  It is an adventure/RPG game set in the late Victorian…
In Connections
Participants: hoefer.

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