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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.

9/2/2008 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.

9/2/2008 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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] 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 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 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 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 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 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.

9/1/2008 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.

9/1/2008 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 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 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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9/3/2008 simonjberger: [Solar System] Quick Questions Thread
A place to collect quick and dirty questions and answers on the rules in the Solar System booklet. - Page 63, equipment ratings add to a check if the check…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: simonjberger, oliof, Eero Tuovinen, Paul T, Corvus69, fealoro.

9/4/2008 slade: Book layout concept (rules at the back)
What do you think about the idea of putting all rules and stats at the back, in a sort of appendix? So I'd put my little bestiary somewhere near the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: slade, Eero Tuovinen, Paul Czege, oliof, Will, Finarvyn.

9/4/2008 Lord_Steelhand: [Solar] PDF version at IPR?
I have a 5-pack grounding it's way to me as we speak, but do you plan on having a PDF version of the Solar System at some point? I would…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Lord_Steelhand, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, simonjberger.

9/4/2008 David Artman: [IAWA] Everway Cards as Oracles
Just wondering if anyone's tried to use Everway cards as Oracles and how it worked out. I haven't looked at mine in a coon's age, but I'd imagine some might…
In lumpley games
Participants: David Artman, rycanada.

9/4/2008 greyorm: Crazy ORX September Sale
It's the Crazy Belated August Birthday Post GenCon Autumn Madness ORX sale! Yay! Ever wanted to try ORX but, you know, you weren't sure about spending the $10 on the…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm.

9/4/2008 davidberg: new Forge glossary / directory / encyclopedia live off-site
I haven't received any feedback to my submission, so I'm hosting it here: http://www.david-berg.com/forgeglossary.html I personally think this is a handy way for folks to familiarize themselves with a variety…
In Site Discussion
Participants: davidberg, Eliarhiman6, jag, Ron Edwards, chance.thirteen, M. J. Young.

9/5/2008 slade: Freeform Magic (like WW) in a d20 system
I want to implement a free form, role playing Magic System (like in Mage from White Wolf). Is it possible in d20? To have, the power of spells to increase,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: slade, Khuxan, maov, hoefer, Finarvyn, Pirate King.

8/31/2008 Vulpinoid: Investigation Project (split from GAS)
I had a great idea for a direction to progress with this contest, based on something that I haven't really seen done very well in a lot of games... ..Investigation.…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, jasonm, imago.

9/5/2008 jmhpfan: Need some art for Adventure!
I am looking for four pieces of art, fantasy themed.  I would really like a warrior type and a monster as well as a small banner to go across the…
In Connections
Participants: jmhpfan, hoefer.

9/5/2008 Ron Edwards: [Zombie Cinema] Birthday game
Hello, Yesterday was my birthday, and as it was a weeknight, my wife Cecilia and I decided to save any partying for the weekend and relax for the evening. Our…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

9/5/2008 Baron Morgan: The Maiden Saga RPG
Hi all, I'm a writer by profession but a relative newcomer to RPG design and would appreciate advice and comments on the game I'm developing to go with my fantasy…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Baron Morgan, Dementia Games.

9/6/2008 Eric J. Boyd: [The Committee] Third Printing Revisions
I’m happy to report that The Committee recently entered its third printing, so thanks to all those who have supported the game. In setting up for the new print run,…
In Eric J. Boyd Designs
Participants: Eric J. Boyd.

9/6/2008 Jumanji83: (DRYH) Partially pregenerated characters
So, I've been wondering what to run for Draconis, Montreal's RPG convention. And a friend has been talking me into running DRYH. I think character generation would take too long,…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: Jumanji83, iago.

9/6/2008 imago: [GAS: Investigation] Stages of Mystery
[b]Stages of Mystery[/b] is my idea for a subsystem that deals with investigation. The main problem that I've found is to define the kind of process that the system is…
In Endeavor
Participants: imago, Vulpinoid.

9/6/2008 Willow: Playtesting Misery Bubblegum
Tim and I recently got the deck of Misery Bubblegum cards, and looked over the rules & stuff. Tony, we're going to play on Tuesday.  Is there any specific questions…
In Playtesting
Participants: Willow, TonyLB.

9/6/2008 Vulpinoid: [GAS: Investigation] The Pieces
I've considered two options for this challenge and I haven't been able to fully decide between them. At this stage I'm seeing both options to have merit, and both warrant…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, imago.

9/6/2008 Vulpinoid: [GAS: Investigation] Clue
I've considered two options for this challenge and I haven't been able to fully decide between them. At this stage I'm seeing both options to have merit, and both warrant…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, imago.

9/7/2008 Finarvyn: [Sorcerer] Number of Players
First, I apologize if this should be an "Actual Play" topic; I debated with myself for quite a while before I actually posted and decided that this was the better…
In Adept Press
Participants: Finarvyn, Christopher Kubasik, angelfromanotherpin.

9/7/2008 BlissAuthority: (Un)Official Bliss Stage Soundtrack
[URL=http://www.playlist.com/user/35026037/view]I've started up a Project Playlist account with my unofficial Bliss Stage soundtrack.[/URL]  If you don't know, Project Playlist at http://www.playlist.com is a free music-sharing social networking site, and I…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: BlissAuthority, hix, Ben Lehman, Skywalker.

9/7/2008 rafael: Layout help wanted
I'm looking for someone to handle the layout on my next book (a small-press independent low-budget el-cheapo horror RPG). I need someone who can take a text document and some…
In Connections
Participants: rafael, iago, jasongreeno, Eero Tuovinen, baron samedi, David Artman.

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