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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 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 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.

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.

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.

8/30/2008 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.

8/30/2008 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.

8/29/2008 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.

8/29/2008 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 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 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 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 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 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.

8/28/2008 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.

8/28/2008 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 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 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 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 Necromagvs: Suralyom Game Systems prereleases the Rulebook 1 version today
[b]Suralyom Game Systems[/b] prereleases the Rulebook 1 version today. SGS does not pretend to re-invent the RPGs or games in general, to the contrary we research for a whole year…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Necromagvs.

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9/1/2008 lumpley: New Poison'd PDFs
Hey Poison'd people, the first edition PDFs are now online. Go back and download them afresh. There's also a nice Poison'd character sheet here that you can use. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Yokiboy, higgins.

9/1/2008 Jumanji83: [WGP] Planning a one-shot
How long should I expect character creation to take? It's my first time playing, and the other players don't know the rules yet.
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Jumanji83, Michael S. Miller.

9/1/2008 Christopher Kubasik: So, I'm Flying a Spaceship...
My group finished up it's game of Sorcerer: The Brotherhood a while back.  We had a blast and I'm now kicking around in my head for another game. I'm planning…
In Adept Press
Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Finarvyn, Artanis, pfischer.

9/2/2008 segedy: FlatCon 2008 Seeking Sponsors
I met a couple of nice gentlemen at Gen Con who asked me to pass along some information to the Forge community about <a href="http://www.flatcon.com/default.shtml">FlatCon</a>, a small local con taking…
In Conventions
Participants: segedy, GreatWolf.

9/2/2008 Psiweapon: First thoughts, First post, F3!
*waves* :D Hello there, first post. This is the Power 19 (thanks troy!) of a game I've been developing (alone at first, then with some friends) for two and a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Psiweapon, whiteknife, chronoplasm.

9/2/2008 opsneakie: [Night and Day] Some thoughts about alignment and changing the world.
So, I've been working on Night and Day on and off when I get the chance, and I think I have most of the mechanics ironed out. Things are resolved…
In First Thoughts
Participants: opsneakie, whiteknife, Vulpinoid, Abkajud.

9/2/2008 Paul Czege: [The Rustbelt] Gen Con playtest feedback and questions
Hey Marshall, On the Thursday evening of Gen Con at The Embassy Suites I ran a playtest of The Rustbelt from your demo scenario, with Lance Allen, Tim Jensen, Kevin…
In Playtesting
Participants: Paul Czege, Wolfen, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, Krippler.

9/2/2008 macmoyer: [Sorcerer] A weaker opponent gives me fewer rollover dice?
I just picked up Sorcerer, and I'm reading it through for the first time. I'm really pleased with it, and excited about starting a campaign, but there's a little effect…
In Adept Press
Participants: macmoyer, Christopher Kubasik, greyorm, Ron Edwards, rabindranath72, Melinglor.

9/2/2008 Artanis: [Zombie Cinema] Socially robust
Hello There's a point I want to make about Eero Tuovinen's new game Zombie Cinema (a.k.a. Zombeja! Ovella!). It has taken me days of textually shuffling my feet around in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis.

9/2/2008 ZenDog: [IaWA] Oracle of the Rising Sun
Hey, I made an Oracle. Give it a spin if you like the look of it. Oracle of the Rising Sun Diamonds A  - A Sorcerer, a Kappa, a Bakemono,…
In lumpley games
Participants: ZenDog, David Artman, rycanada.

9/2/2008 Artanis: [Zombie Cinema] Actual Play
Hi Eero! Good thing you've your own forum, it'll give me an additional channel to talk about your game! I like the idea of compounding Actual Play reports like you've…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Artanis, jb.teller4.

9/2/2008 Artanis: [Sorcerer] Welcome to the Carnival Bizarre
Hi My friends and I got together to play our first session of the Carnival Bizarre. We had only two and a half hours at our disposal, so my aim…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, FredGarber, Ron Edwards.

9/2/2008 Ron Edwards: [A Dirty World] Brief play, fun with the numbers
After GenCon, Jari and I were relaxing for a little while at a picnic table by Lake Michigan, rolling dice and trying out some mechanics out for A Dirty World,…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards.

9/2/2008 fjj: Polaris at a convention
I'm setting up Polaris at Viking Con, Copenhagen, October 11. The time slot is 4-6 hours, and I expect to need time for introducing people to the game before start…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: fjj, Ben Lehman.

9/2/2008 Paul Czege: The Ashcan Front Gen Con 2008 post-mortem
This year The Ashcan Front had ten participating designers (plus Rob Bohl and Joshua A.C. Newman with ashcans on our shelves as part of our partnership with The Playcollective, and…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege, Tim C Koppang.

9/2/2008 chronoplasm: [Townsfolk] Thoughts on Chargen
OK, so I had this idea for using a kind of lifepath system in my game, Townsfolk. Basically, your character sheet will have a list of 'milestones' representing events in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, dindenver, davidberg.

9/2/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria][Mist-Robed Gate] My doubts have been assuaged
Probably the highlight of Go Play Peoria for me was getting to play Mist-Robed Gate by Shreyas Sampat.  Sadly, I didn’t take really good notes, and I threw away the…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf.

9/2/2008 Ron Edwards: [The Path of Journeys] The game I always carry around with me
The Path of Journeys made its only appearance, to my knowledge, at the Ashcan Front booth in 2007. It is a small white booklet, rather attractive and neat, with a…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, jrs, Doplegager.

9/3/2008 slade: 1 color with b/w
How much more does it cost, on say a 400 page book, to add 1 color to a b/w print job? I know this is on a company by company…
In Publishing
Participants: slade, jasonm, wunderllama, guildofblades, David Artman, Kerin.

9/3/2008 cdr: [Agon] Earning Strife and other questions
I ran Beast of Kolkoris at ConQuest SF last weekend and the three players and I had a great time, but afterwards I have a question on earning strife. 1)…
In one.seven design
Participants: cdr, Mel_White.

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