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11/12/2008 Caliban: Midnight Movie Madness
I've had this idea percolating in my head for sometime. It would be a tabletop, easy rules role playing game where one person plays the Director (The GM) and the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Caliban, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, dindenver.

11/12/2008 Melinglor: [IAWA] Exclusivity of Forms?
Hi! I'm playing In a Wicked Age tonight (first time GMing) and I had a question: how exclusive are the Forms supposed to be, in terms of narrowing down narrative…
In lumpley games
Participants: Melinglor, David Artman, lumpley, Valamir, Eliarhiman6, GreatWolf.

11/11/2008 big dummy: Martial Pool, a new (?) combat mechanic
Ok hopefully this will be ok to talk about here, I'm not going to mention the name of my book, just discuss one of the principle mechanics. I have probably…
In First Thoughts
Participants: big dummy, soundmasterj, chance.thirteen.

11/11/2008 etheruk: MESSENGERS: A game of psychics and messages from beyond
While I wait for response to High Stakes I was inspired to write up a draft from a very different game. Inspired by programs like Medium, Millenium, Wonderfalls and even…
In First Thoughts
Participants: etheruk.

11/11/2008 redivider: indie rpg playtest & design group in Los Angeles
Hi, We have a gaming group in Los Angeles that's primarily dedicated to design & play-testing of indie rpgs. We have 3 regular participants and looking for one or a…
In Connections
Participants: redivider.

11/11/2008 big dummy: Playtesters in the New Orleans area
Looking for playtesters for a new historical Martial Arts combat system (currently for sale as a PDF on rpgnow) in the New Orleans area. Contact me in this forum or…
In Connections
Participants: big dummy.

11/11/2008 big dummy: Open Game License independent?
Hi, I am an independent game designer, I wrote a combat system for the 3.5 OGL I have been on this forum before, a long time ago though I lost…
In Publishing
Participants: big dummy, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards.

11/11/2008 Gregor Hutton: [3:16] On the South Coast... (at IndieCon)
I had a great time at IndieCon near Southampton from Thursday night through to Monday morning. The group of us there ended up playing in and running a lot of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gregor Hutton, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards.

11/11/2008 Graham Walmsley: [Poison'd] More simple questions
1. What do I do when a player says: "I want to talk to the crew and incite a mutiny"? What he really wants is to be Captain without a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley.

11/11/2008 lumpley: Announcing: the Indie Rpgs Un-store
Hi everybody. I'm launching a new service here under the banner of indie-rpgs.com. It's the indie rpgs un-store, and it lives at games.indie-rpgs.com. Go, check it out. Be sure to…
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Eero Tuovinen, wunderllama, Artanis, Hituro, guildofblades.

11/11/2008 masqueradeball: Probabilities Please
I'm working on a fantasy game to replace the often frustrating experience that is D&D (in any edition). My "core mechanic" functions like so: Characters roll 2d if untrained or …
In First Thoughts
Participants: masqueradeball, Eero Tuovinen, ShallowThoughts, NN, Rafu, Ben Lehman, chance.thirteen, Guy Srinivasan, big dummy, Rauðbjørn.

11/10/2008 davidberg: [Three Guys Walk Into a Movie...] first playtest
Last night was my first time playing my genre-warping movie proto-game.  Actually, I didn't play; I had plenty to occupy myself with, instructing my 3 friends how to play (there…
In Playtesting
Participants: davidberg, Simon C.

11/10/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] Words of Zu, how powerful are they?
All,   I am prepping for a campaign soon (maybe in about a month) and one thing I am not clear on is the relative power of a Zu (Or…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt.

11/10/2008 Jay Loomis: [Storming the Wizard's Tower] They come from the land of the ice and snow
This (undoubtedly very long) post is an account of my first two sessions of StWT. You can find the rules <a href="http://www.lumpley.com/storming">here</a>. I set up my group with a small…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jay Loomis, lumpley.

11/10/2008 Susan Calvin: Strategic-scale 1910's war
A group of players in a LARP steampunk-fantasy campaign will have the opportunity to play military commanders, intelligence personell and high-ranking officials and politicians. I would like to try using…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Susan Calvin, rafial, Eero Tuovinen, Vulpinoid, Nath.

11/10/2008 fuxoft: "My Queen,the fire was set as per your orders" - Confused about Rulebook example
Hello there. I am fascinated by Universalis and I just tried our first game (after translating the main game terms into Czech for my fellow players). We made many mistakes…
In Universalis
Participants: fuxoft, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir.

11/10/2008 jag: [Shab-al-Hiri] First time playing gives passable results
I played my first game of The Shab-al-Hiri Roach this weekend with some friends.  Despite it being somewhat fun, the game didn't reach its full potential, so I have some…
In Actual Play
Participants: jag, jasonm.

11/10/2008 zipht: Play Aids, and some reflections on AP, improv
Hey Eric, great game, I demoed The Committee for the Northern Virgina Game Smith Group. We had a good time. The general consensuses was that we could have used print…
In Eric J. Boyd Designs
Participants: zipht, Eric J. Boyd, apeiron.

11/9/2008 agony: [Black Cadillacs] Konigsberg, swathed in Red
Unterfeldwebel Wilhelm, Grenadier Schnieder, and OberGrenadier Dreyman lead an honorable Volkssturm squad garrisoned in the fortress city of Konigsberg on the Fatherland's Eastern front. The Prussian town is key to…
In Playtesting
Participants: agony, Darcy Burgess.

11/9/2008 relaxingnap: [PTA] Beginner needs help...
Hi everyone, I am returning to rpg's after being heavily into them as a teenager 25 years ago. I've been looking around alot and checking out different games, and am…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: relaxingnap, Matt Wilson, Theo, Eliarhiman6.

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11/12/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] S.C.A.N.
All,   I have trouble remembering what each letter of IIEE means and what steps are involved. So, I came up with my own acronym: S - Set Stakes. This…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen.

11/12/2008 screwtape: Temptation and RPGs
hello! i've been a member of Story-Games.com for about a month but now that i'm trying to work on my RPG idea with renewed vigor, i was directed here for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: screwtape, soundmasterj, Ron Edwards, Dementia Games.

11/12/2008 Artanis: [Dust Devils] Content and Revelation authority vs Narrator Privileges
Hi everyone This is going to be a technical thread I believe, even though I could rave on about the beauty and the tragedy of in-game events! I need to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, Eero Tuovinen.

11/13/2008 James_Nostack: How many modes of resolution in Sorcerer?
I'm gearing up for our new game, and thought I'd ask a few really simple questions.  How many broad "types" of roll-worthy conflits are there in the Sorcerer rules? By…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards.

11/13/2008 Filip Luszczyk: MLWM - still available?
So, I made this big (and likely final) order at IPR yesterday, and I couldn't find MLWM there. I don't see it in that new indie non-store where IPR stuff…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

11/13/2008 jrs: [Misery Bubblegum] Campaign Shenanigans
It took a while, but we finally playtested Misery Bubblegum last weekend. We decided to play the campaign team for a nameless gubernatorial candidate during the last few days before…
In Playtesting
Participants: jrs, Ron Edwards, TonyLB.

11/13/2008 Jill: An RPG Optimised for Play-by-Post games.
I wanted to get some advice on the kind of game mechanics that might be most suitable for play-by-post games, because straightforward adaptation of existing tabeletop systems (A)  doesn't seem…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jill, Eero Tuovinen, soundmasterj, Noon, Ron Edwards.

11/13/2008 Ron Edwards: [Dead of Night] Nice Mr. Fitzgerald
This was my third full non-demo time for this game. As part of my GenCon prep in case we had a chance to devote an evening to it, I'd decided…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley, andrew_kenrick, Noon, davidberg, Melinglor, jrs, Paka.

11/13/2008 Marshall Burns: [Ride! With Great Justice] prototype ready
I've finished the scratch rules for Ride! With Great Justice, a game in which you play members of an elite police force doing battle with vicious motorgangs in a futuristic…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns.

11/13/2008 Marianne: IAWA - roleplaying at school.
As an infant children I have the enviable position of being able to use drama as part of my job.  In the past I have used hotseating and improv as…
In Actual Play
Participants: Marianne, Ron Edwards, Artanis, lumpley, Meguey, abzu, rycanada, Ouroboros.

11/13/2008 Kordeth: [Trollbabe] One out of three ain't bad: a musing on Numbers
So, it's been said (although I can't find a thread or errata document or anything where Ron officially says so) that the Trollbabe rules should be changed so that your…
In Adept Press
Participants: Kordeth, jburneko, angelfromanotherpin, Ron Edwards, Markus, Brand_Robins.

11/14/2008 Rauðbjørn: The Scattered Stars
Hoi! I've an idea for a game, and I thought I'd throw it out there for comment. It's a multifaceted game of exploration, war, intrige, espionage and trade set against…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Rauðbjørn, soundmasterj, Dementia Games, Vulpinoid, dindenver, Adrian F., Ron Edwards, Levyathyn.

11/14/2008 ShallowThoughts: Alternative theory (or .. brother theory?) to GNS
Hi folks, I see the "Game Design" forum is closed, so I apologize if this post shouldn't be here. I haven't posted much on the Forge but am keenly interested…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ShallowThoughts, Rauðbjørn, Ron Edwards, soundmasterj.

11/14/2008 Yokiboy: [IaWA]
Hey, I have a couple of questions for experienced In a Wicked Age... players. 1) How long does the Oracle part and creation of characters take you on average? That…
In lumpley games
Participants: Yokiboy, Brand_Robins, lumpley, GreatWolf, jburneko, Valamir.

11/14/2008 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria] Go Play Peoria fall minicon
It's that time again! The Go Play Peoria Fall Minicon will be held on December 6, 2008 at the Samaritan Ministries building. The doors open at 9 a.m., and we…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged.

11/15/2008 Nathan P.: [Annalise] Finding Annalise
Currently, Annalise exists in these forms: (Print) The Seven Sins Edition. Released at Dex Con 2008. Limited run. No longer available to purchase. (Print) The Unbidden Guests Edition. Released at…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P..

11/15/2008 ShallowThoughts: MMORPGs; totally alien from P&PRPGs??
Hi folks, this is a continuation of a topic brought up in "First Thoughts" but I'll repost the key points so you don't have to go hunting. I had posted…
In Actual Play
Participants: ShallowThoughts, soundmasterj, Ron Edwards, jag, Noon, Eliarhiman6, Caldis, Vulpinoid, DWeird, Marshall Burns.

11/15/2008 Karoliina: Aulos - a storytelling game with cards
The game’s name is Aulos and it’s going to be my diploma work. I’m planning on some kind of publishing, but on a small scale. The game is in Finnish,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Karoliina.

11/16/2008 screwtape: finding muse/writing exercises
a question for those making RPGs: How do you find your muse? not just game ideas but also if you are struggling with how to set up a mechanic, are…
In First Thoughts
Participants: screwtape, Vulpinoid, Ron Edwards.

11/16/2008 Ron Edwards: [Sweet Agatha] Stars, diamonds, and death
Hi everybody, I bought the ashcan in 2007 and felt bad about never getting to it; then again, the twins were born that September, after all. So on last week's…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang, Kevin Allen Jr.

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