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10/21/2008 Cynthia Celeste Miller: POD and Pricing for Cartoon Action Hour: Season 2
Hi, guys. Long time, no see. :) I'm preparing to produce CAH:S2 as a full-color hardback book and I looked at the lulu pricing estimate for it and, while I…
In Publishing
Participants: Cynthia Celeste Miller, Valamir, iago, guildofblades.

10/21/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] An assisting rule
Poison'd went well on Saturday night, and I have stories about that, but there was grumbling about the lack of an "assist" rule. If you're fighting the Captain, and I…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.

10/21/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] I don't use NPC Brinkmanship
The only thing NPC Brinkmanship does is decide whether the GM can escalate, right? The rules, as written, are: 1. Roll two dice. Take the higher for Brinkmanship. 2. If…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley, Arturo G., Eero Tuovinen, watergoesred.

10/21/2008 Vulpinoid: [Eighth Sea] Seven Sessions
While the Eighth Sea is available for sale (and has slowly started trickling sales in), it is and always will be in a state of constant revision as I learn…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid.

10/20/2008 when1wasaboy: "We drink gin, we sing sin" Seeking Fae Noir player in San Jose, CA
Due to the wonders of school and trying to earn a respectable living, I've recently lost a couple players in my Fae Noir game, and I figured I'd come over…
In Green Fairy Games
Participants: when1wasaboy.

10/20/2008 bvierthaler: Fallout consequences
I have a question to the short-term list. It says: Subtract 1 from one of your charcter´s Stats for your next conflict. What does that mean? Subtract on die? Or…
In lumpley games
Participants: bvierthaler, lumpley.

10/19/2008 LemmingLord: Halloween Game Success
I used Risus for the very first time to run a Halloween Horror game.  It seems that I and my players had a very good time so I wanted to…
In Actual Play
Participants: LemmingLord, Ron Edwards.

10/19/2008 Willow: First Thoughts: Dystopia, Personal Drama, and Die Pools- Setting and Rules Help
So, the idea for this setting came to me in a dream.  I rarely remember my dreams, so when I do, I know I've got something good. You've got an…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Willow, VoidDragon.

10/19/2008 decline: Weapon Damage Calculation Question
let me first just say hi, new to the board here and just discovered it a few days ago and have enjoyed reading through it. anyway, so a friend and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: decline, VoidDragon, dindenver, John Blaz, Vulpinoid, walruz.

10/19/2008 daftnewt: Finally started a Dogs game!
After having Dogs for about a year and fiddling with it on and off, I finally got a group together to play the game as written. And it turned out…
In lumpley games
Participants: daftnewt, lumpley, bvierthaler, Eliarhiman6.

10/18/2008 reaction: [Grindhouse Game Contest] Horror/Exploitation Games
[size=16pt]Grindhouse Game Contest[/size] Ok, I'm starting a new game design contest. Write a game based on a category of exploitation or grindhouse movies in (about) the next two weeks. Entries…
In Endeavor
Participants: reaction, Vulpinoid.

10/18/2008 ijonchrist: Online Sorcerer Play: Does anyone still do it?
Hi All, My buddy recently introduced me to a PbP (play-by-post) site where I'm attempting to run a couple Sorcerer games. I was wondering if anyone here still plays online,…
In Adept Press
Participants: ijonchrist, Trevis Martin, Ron Edwards.

10/18/2008 guildofblades: GOB Retail opens first Copy and Print Game Store
Hi Everyone, We are pleased to announce that the first Guild of Blades Retail Group copy and print game store is now open in Madison Heights. This new store is…
In Publishing
Participants: guildofblades, Jake Richmond.

10/18/2008 Peter Nordstrand: Prepping Tunnels & Trolls
I am preparing a Tunnels & Trolls game for the first time, trying to follow the good advice I got in the thread apltly named Tunnels & Trolls advice. Are…
In Actual Play
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Noon, Ante.

10/17/2008 GreatWolf: [IaWA] Mostly hypothetical question
We're gearing up to get back to our game of In a Wicked Age, which I'm really looking forward to continuing. I did find myself with a slightly bizarre question,…
In lumpley games
Participants: GreatWolf, Yokiboy, lumpley.

10/17/2008 Yokiboy: [IaWA] Some Questions following Actual Play
I completed my first chapter of In a Wicked Age with three of my best friends last night. It was a fantastic session, but did raise a few questions, and…
In lumpley games
Participants: Yokiboy, lumpley.

10/17/2008 twztdwndpipe: How to do Day and Night
For my Rpg, I'm going to need players to go from Daytime to Night. What are some ways of doing this. The only way I can see it working it,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: twztdwndpipe, Eero Tuovinen, Paul Czege, Vulpinoid, Noon, Willow, masqueradeball.

10/17/2008 Ron Edwards: The New Thing
This is a companion thread to Independence, Adept Press, and Indie Press Revolution and The Forge Booth 2009. At GenCon this year, Vincent Baker, Julie Stauffer, Matt Snyder, Paul Czege,…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, lumpley, iago, HighmoonMedia, Meguey, nikola, Pelgrane.

10/17/2008 Ron Edwards: The Forge Booth 2009
This is a companion thread to Independence, Adept Press, and Indie Press Revolution and The New Thing. Well, as painlessly perceived and agreed upon during GenCon this year, IPR won't…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, jag, nikola, Valamir, Darcy Burgess, Paul Czege, Gregor Hutton, RobNJ, Nathan P., JustinB.

10/17/2008 Ron Edwards: Independence, Adept Press, and Indie Press Revolution
This is a companion thread to The New Thing and The Forge Booth 2009. Over the years, I've posted about issues of fulfillment and distribution, including The Nuked Apple-Cart, Channel…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, iago, Jonathan Walton, greyorm, nikola, Valamir, Pelgrane, Meguey, lumpley, inthisstyle.

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10/21/2008 ijonchrist: High Noon Showdowns and Iaijutsu Duels
Hi guys, I've got a query regarding situations where one would draw and attack in a single motion, as per the situations in the topic title. I've got a Wild…
In Adept Press
Participants: ijonchrist, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

10/21/2008 jessejesse: Another illustration...
Check it out... Let me know what you think.... Mountain Cheers, Jesse edited by me to turn the image into a link - RE
In Connections
Participants: jessejesse, Ron Edwards.

10/22/2008 BlackSheep: [PTA Hack] Fanmail as Trust
This came up in a discussion on RPGnet about running a "One of us, one of them" Heroes game, and I thought I'd share. For those who don't watch the…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: BlackSheep.

10/22/2008 rycanada: [4e] Players Roll All the d20s
Last night I ran 4e for the first time.  The game went very, very well.  The only house rule in effect was Players Roll All the (20-sided) dice - which…
In Actual Play
Participants: rycanada, gsoylent, Noon, GregStolze, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, Big J Money, Finarvyn, greyorm, maldito.

10/22/2008 WildElf: Capes: Invasion from Earth Prime
A supplement?!  I was surprised to see this appear out of the blue on IPR.  It says that it's a demonstration of how to do storylines in Capes.  Does anyone…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: WildElf, TonyLB, DainXB.

10/23/2008 Axe4Eye: Easy Random Life Experience
I love Cyberpunk's random lifepath.  I think that something like this would be just perfect for my game, but I need a little help.  It needs to be simple enough…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Axe4Eye, Vulpinoid.

10/23/2008 Peter Nordstrand: Traits in While We Were Fighting
I've thought a bit about how traits are used in While We Were Fighting (here's the link, but don't tell anyone), especially after reading the thread called "Can someone explain…
In Playtesting
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Noon, Ron Edwards.

10/23/2008 Rinello: [Agon] Multiple Question
Hi everyone! When I use javelins, can I make a double attack? I think that if I just use Javelin for the current exchange I can throw one with my…
In one.seven design
Participants: Rinello, Mel_White.

10/19/2008 visioNationstudios: Sales Numbers and Retail (split)
[quote]This may just be a skewed perception, but there seems to be a certain, subtle attitude of "needing to sell retail".[/quote] I recall reading this thread as it developed a…
In Publishing
Participants: visioNationstudios, Ron Edwards.

10/23/2008 preludetotheend: Anyone ever purchased IP
I am currently in the process of negotiating the rights to some intellectual property and am curious if any one has any pointers. I know the basics of purchasing a…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, Eero Tuovinen.

10/24/2008 DrQuencher: First time experience with the Roach
Hi all, I discovered the roach last week while slacking off at work. After printing out the Game Soup rules, reading some play experiences, and admiring the comic, I decided…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: DrQuencher, jasonm, jburneko.

10/25/2008 Snoof: Rules question: Divine Favor
I've recently acquired a copy of Agon, and I really enjoy the philosophy behind the game; it's inspired me to run it in a way not many games do (it…
In one.seven design
Participants: Snoof, Mel_White.

10/25/2008 blueflame: TSOY starting characters and advances
Please can someone do a breakdown for the starting TSOY characters Violet and Oliphant and how they spent their 5/25 advances? I'm pondering a new TSOY game and it's the…
In Actual Play
Participants: blueflame, oliof.

10/27/2008 Artanis: [Sorcerer] Getting involved in the Carnival Bizarre
Hello all At last we got around to meet and give a follow-up to the first session. First thing, we agreed with Thomas that Alice was just a woman that…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, Ron Edwards, kwelndar.

10/27/2008 Bullbar: My game about, for lack of a better term, Dirty Princesses
I've been developing a new game idea (and I'm the first to admit it's a somewhat limited concept but I'm happy with that). Vaguely, because I haven't worked out the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bullbar, Vulpinoid, dindenver, anders_larsen, Noon, Paul Czege, David C, Ron Edwards, JCunkle.

10/27/2008 Neal Durando: [Matrix Game] Mitrovica Matrix Exercise
In the context of one of my military English classes for my consultancy, www.defenselinguistics.org, I recently began conducting an Engle Matrix Game, using the situation in Mitrovica, 2000 as a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Neal Durando, MatrixGamer.

10/27/2008 hoefer: Adobe InDesign Swatch Question
Hey all, I'm using Adobe InDesign CS2 and would like to use "textures" when shading in some tables -that is, fill a row/column with gray hatchmarks or stripes, checkers -whatever. …
In Publishing
Participants: hoefer, iago.

10/27/2008 Caesar_X: [DitV] Questions from a first-time GM
I ran Dogs for the first time this weekend, and had a fun time. But ended up with some questions about confusing issues or where I thought I might have…
In lumpley games
Participants: Caesar_X, Noclue, Warren, lumpley.

10/28/2008 Filip Luszczyk: [DitV] Alternative rules for NPCs questions
So, I knew the alternative NPC templates based on Afraid rules were supposed to be included in the hardcover edition, but it's only last week that I've learned they were…
In lumpley games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, lumpley.

10/28/2008 John Blaz: Fear/ Sanity system for a Survival Horror game
I'm looking for a fear system to implement into my modern day survival horror system. The main premise involves creatures from other dimensions appearing in our world, and the players…
In First Thoughts
Participants: John Blaz, anders_larsen, Sentience.

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