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9/21/2008 Paul T: [Solar System] Minor Omission
Eero, I just noticed something about the text: You never specify or explain how the players know to assign Harm in particular Pools. Clinton's version does say something about this:…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Paul T, Eero Tuovinen, oliof.

9/21/2008 Nathan P.: On Hiatus
Hamsterprophet Productions is on hiatus until further notice. Find Annalise if that’s who you are looking for. For downloads and resources for carry. a game about war. and Timestream, see…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P..

9/21/2008 Axe4Eye: Should OMNI use D6 or D10?
Hello all!  Yes, Theater Of ThE Mind. got renamed.  I started out YEARS ago very complicated and now have made it more and more simple.  Now I am having a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Axe4Eye, Eero Tuovinen, Will, Vulpinoid.

9/19/2008 Paul T: The Solar System arrives. Earth no longer at center.
This message is a brief "thank you" note from a satisfied customer. I guess it's kind of a review, as well, since I couldn't find anything similar online when I…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Paul T, Eero Tuovinen.

9/19/2008 dindenver: [DNAwesome] Brainstorming - Grit
Hi!,   I wanted to get input on my game, see if there is anything cool I can do with Grit to make it more fun.   OK, so the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, chronoplasm.

9/19/2008 danielsan: new Supers game-- Classic Marvel + Wushu mash-up
Hi all. Long-time lurker, long-time fan. With all the great storytelling game experience here, I'd love to get people's feedback on to my own pet project, a homebrew mash-up of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: danielsan.

9/19/2008 Klaus Graziade: Beneath the Veil - A Game of Negative Utopia (I NEED QUIRKS!!!)
Dear Forge, So I've been working long and hard on several game avenues and am near ready to test the game that has eventually become Beneath the Veil.  Anywho, long…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Klaus Graziade, Vulpinoid, imago.

9/18/2008 simonjberger: [Tsoy] About the development of Near?
I'll keep adding threads here, if you don't mind! .D Eero, in the stickied thread you ask for links to Near material for your work with writing a new canon…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: simonjberger, Eero Tuovinen, Troels, shadowcourt.

9/18/2008 Ron Edwards: [Kagematsu] The playtest questions in the book
Hi Danielle, I went through the design questions in the Kagematsu book, and decided to start a new thread. Here are my thoughts based on our game and on subsequent…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, SNora.

9/18/2008 Quintrino: Jaiku rpg brainstorming channel
I'm creating a rpg brainstorming channel on Jaiku, if anyone would like to join it is at http://jaiku.com/channel/RPGBrainstorm general policy would be someone posts an idea and people post about…
In Connections
Participants: Quintrino.

9/18/2008 Territan: [PTA] "Rockheart"
It's the barest shred of a concept, for a group that's awfully indie-ambivalent, but there might be potential in it. Could I get a little help polishing it up, please?…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Territan, Matt Wilson, relaxingnap, Ron Edwards.

9/17/2008 jefgodesky: [Fifth World] Revised Power 19
[url=http://"http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26768.0"]Looking for playtesters[/url] now that it's gotten close enough to do such things, I realized that [i]The Fifth World[/i] had evolved a bit as I'd worked on it, and the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jefgodesky.

9/17/2008 Paul Czege: I got Craned at Origins
Luke Crane interviewed me at Origins this year as part of the Pelgrane Press See Page XX Interview Series he's been doing, and the interview <a href="http://www.pelgranepress.com/seepagexx/September2008-Luke.html">is now available</a> (along…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Paul Czege.

9/17/2008 gsoylent: [OctaNe] Almost there?
I've stripped as much of the background detail as possible from this Actual Play. This might make It might make the reading a little dry and not very OctaNe-like, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: gsoylent, Ron Edwards.

9/17/2008 Madheretic: Running Fire Emblem On Top of D&D 4e
I'm working on a game borrowing theme and setting ideas from the strategy video game franchise Fire Emblem. Particularly I would like to emulate the peppy pace, endearing characters and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Madheretic, whiteknife.

9/17/2008 GregStolze: [WILD TALENTS] Sound off, opinionated gamers!
OK, the second edition of Wild Talents is coming out soon, but what's getting a good deal of attention is the Wild Talents Essential Edition -- a smaller, cheaper, stripped-down…
In Publishing
Participants: GregStolze, Kerin, Darcy Burgess.

9/17/2008 WildElf: Any place to get grey army action figures or minis?
Preferably 20th century military figures.  They don't have to be teenagers. They don't have to be Polish. They don't have to be in 1940's era uniforms (though that would be…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: WildElf, jasonm.

9/16/2008 chronoplasm: Townsfolk- Different player races? I'm two minds on this.
In Townsfolk, you play as a tradesman protecting your town against monsters by weaponizing your tools and perfecting your skills into a unique fighting style. You choose your profession and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, Vulpinoid, EdEdEd, dindenver.

9/16/2008 AXUM: Sotc- Minion-induced consequences
Hello! Minions, minions, those pesky minions! How do minions "profit" from PCs' consequences if they can't trigger 'em for lack of FP to spend? For instance, let's say a PC's…
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: AXUM, Mel_White.

9/16/2008 AXUM: SOTC-Ties in Conflicts
Hello again: (Making sure I'm not wreckin' my game) What happens in a conflict when both attacker & defender tie? Thanks Ax
In Evilhat Productions
Participants: AXUM, Mel_White.

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9/22/2008 Lethe: Looking for feedback on trio of very rough games
I posted a request for some feedback on RPG.net, but I figured I'd post here as well since more people who are interested in game design tend to congregate at…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Lethe.

9/23/2008 vini_lessa: [Mountain Witch] Where to buy?
Hi there. I dont know if this is the right section for posting this kind of message. I would like to buy Mountain Witch. If somebody there has a copy…
In First Thoughts
Participants: vini_lessa, Ron Edwards.

9/23/2008 Matt Snyder: Chimera Creative ending publication
It's been a wonderful ride. But, now is the time to end Chimera Creative publishing. At the end of September, 2008, Chimera Creative products will no longer be available on…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder.

9/23/2008 David Artman: DC Residents GO HELP!
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ If you live in the DC area, PLEASE go join these guys, like RIGHT NOW! They are likely to be arrested any minute, if there's no witnesses to support…
In Site Discussion
Participants: David Artman, Ron Edwards.

9/23/2008 steppen: IPR Out of Stock?
Hi, Sorry if this has already been discussed.  I looked around but couldn't find it anywhere. Indie Press Revolution says that they are Out of Stock on the PrimeTime Adventures…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: steppen, rafial, Matt Wilson, Kapsberger, stannex, hansel, mjbauer, Irminsul.

9/24/2008 rycanada: What are the parameters of online design (skype + board)?
I have Skype for voice plus a shared tabletop app (Maptool being my favorite).  I was challenged some time ago to design a game specifically for this environment, and while…
In First Thoughts
Participants: rycanada, VoidDragon.

9/24/2008 Matt Wilson: the 4-year overhaul
My big print run only lasted two years. I thought it'd last three. So I'm out of books, and I figure I'd address a few things rather than just do…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Matt Wilson, jasongreeno, jonsan, jessecoombs, Welkerfan, HighmoonMedia.

9/24/2008 Dietro: free graphic designer available
I'm practicing to be a better/more competent designer for game frames, layouts and graphics in order to fill up a portfolio, so I'm offering to do a few projects for…
In Connections
Participants: Dietro.

9/25/2008 robotsunshine: Two vital concepts missing!
So I've got this World War 2 game a-brewin' where the players play a band of werewolves dropped behind enemy lines for a special mission.  I've done something different for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: robotsunshine, Vulpinoid, chronoplasm.

9/25/2008 Xibalba: Publishing for Blind Playtest (Ashcan/Beta?)
Hi Chad, Excellent topic, and this is definitely the right forum for it. As far as I can tell from all these years, the issue of facilitating play isn't determined…
In Publishing
Participants: Xibalba, Ron Edwards, visioNationstudios.

9/25/2008 Ron Edwards: Trollbabe website - ideas solicited
First, the news you're interested in: I've really hammered out some new stuff for the new version of Trollbabe. I'm really happy with it, and have passed it about to…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, Miskatonic, greyorm, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack, skatay, rafial, Finarvyn, Eliarhiman6, GreatWolf, Markus, Peter Nordstrand, sirogit, ejh.

9/26/2008 hoefer: "Sand Box" Adventures
Over on Craig's site the topic of "Sand Box Adventures" was brought up.  For this discussion the term meant game modules, adventures, story arcs, etc. where the GM was simply…
In Actual Play
Participants: hoefer, Vulpinoid, NN, Markus, Evlyn, opsneakie, Susan Calvin, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Marshall Burns, The Dragon Master, Caldis.

9/26/2008 Axe4Eye: Interpenetrating astral planes anybody?
I am trying to complete a cosmology for the OMNI universe.  OMNI has 11 levels of "awareness", consciousness, enlightenment or whatever with 10 being "Hell" and 0 Being omnipresent, omniscient,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Axe4Eye, whiteknife, Vulpinoid.

9/26/2008 hoefer: Boxed Quotes
Some of you reply to a post with boxed text quoting a previous post.  I am somewhat of a techno-tard, please help.  How do I do that? Louis
In Site Discussion
Participants: hoefer, Vulpinoid.

9/26/2008 walruz: Making gunfights play as actual gunfights
I'm developing a semi-hard sci-fi setting+system (inspired by a combination of Dune, Transhuman Space, Firefly, Fading Suns and Kingdom of Heaven), and I want to try and consolidate the gimmick-type…
In First Thoughts
Participants: walruz, Vulpinoid, Precious Villain, Axe4Eye, pfischer, dindenver, Roadkill, chance.thirteen, hatheg-kla, Capulet, JoyWriter.

9/27/2008 whiteknife: (Super Action Now!) The post apocalyptic olympics
I recently got in a game of SAN!, which I had been wanting to play since I heard about it a month or so ago, but just now got the…
In Playtesting
Participants: whiteknife, Marshall Burns.

9/28/2008 John Blaz: yet another core mechanic I'm toying with
Hey everyone, I've been trying to come up with a system for a fantasy and modern day survival horror RPG for a while now. I have a decent idea of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: John Blaz, Vulpinoid, hoefer, soundmasterj, David C.

9/28/2008 Vulpinoid: Sydcon
I apologise for the short notice, but October 4-6 is Sydcon, in Sydney Australia. Specifically at St Scholastica's College. 4 Avenue Road, Glebe NSW 2037. So if anyone happens to…
In Conventions
Participants: Vulpinoid.

9/28/2008 Roadkill: New combat system, does this make sense?
I don't want to necro my old power19 from 3 months ago.... I've been developing some rules for a rpg/wargame for some time. The game focuses on character development, questing…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Roadkill, Dementia Games, opsneakie, Hereward The Wake.

9/28/2008 oreso: [Mechaton AP] Noble Japan vs. Cowardly Germany! (With Pics!)
1300 hours, in Canada... http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/oreso/Photo-0014A.jpg The President's limo is disabled! Oh no! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/oreso/Photo-0015A.jpghttp://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/oreso/Photo-0017A.jpghttp://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/oreso/Photo-0016A.jpg Stranded, just outside 'Canada's Smallest City'; Greenwood, at the edge of the wood that shares the town's…
In lumpley games
Participants: oreso, David Artman, lumpley, Mantisking.

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