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11/18/2008 Bret Gillan: [Trollbabe] Making the Trollbabes
I met with my two players for our first session of Trollbabe. Ellen, my girlfriend, and my friend Chris who just moved to area volunteered for a Sunday night game.…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bret Gillan, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

11/18/2008 BurgerMeister: Editorial assistance needed - small project (20 pages)
Working on a small segment for an indie game and needing some assistance to complete it in the next few weeks. All written material is compiled. I need someone to…
In Connections
Participants: BurgerMeister.

11/18/2008 gardenphilosoph: [DitV]Play-by-Post
So as a first time Dogs in the Vineyard GM, I am going to try and run a play-by-post game on these forums. I've, to be perfectly honest, never ran…
In lumpley games
Participants: gardenphilosoph.

11/18/2008 GreatWolf: The care and feeding of emergent campaigns
Our Friday group just completed our sixth chapter of In a Wicked Age. It’s been quite the campaign. Currently, our story spans 23 years, four major characters, and a number…
In Actual Play
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Gabrielle, lumpley, Marshall Burns, tonyd.

11/17/2008 GreatWolf: [Sorcerer] A potentially really stupid question about dice
I'm reading through Sorcerer because I'm preparing to propose a game of it for our group. (I'll post the one-sheet here when I write it.) So, in the interim, I'm…
In Adept Press
Participants: GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

11/17/2008 Paul T: [IaWA] Rules question: forces of nature as NPCs?
I have feeling this might have been covered before, but I can't seem to find it: Does/would it make sense to represent some powerful abstract force in the setting as…
In lumpley games
Participants: Paul T, Brand_Robins, lumpley.

11/17/2008 simonjberger: [Solar] Social and other Secrets
My group is currently playing a Solar campaign in Shadowrun's Seattle, and since I'm very much at home in the setting and the specifics of Shadowrun Proper, I'm writing quite…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: simonjberger, dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, shadowcourt.

11/17/2008 abjourne: One Session (R2L/DE)
Introduction: I’ve been play-testing a game system called  Rise to Legends (R2L) for a few years now & I thought I’d post a session for feedback. Firstly, this session is…
In Playtesting
Participants: abjourne.

11/17/2008 redivider: [teen sex game]
So hard to beat: Josh, Judson and play-tested so hard to beat, a game about teen sex that I wrote based on a song that Graham Walmsley had assigned me…
In Playtesting
Participants: redivider, Ron Edwards.

11/16/2008 dindenver: [TSoY] World-wide Maldorian Empire: Local myth or slice of history?
All,   If we look at the descriptions of the various cultures, two things strike me: 1) Each of the nations have their own localized history in their description 2)…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, shadowcourt.

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.

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.

11/15/2008 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.

11/15/2008 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 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..

11/14/2008 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.

11/14/2008 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 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 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.

11/13/2008 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.

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11/18/2008 jburneko: The Situation In Silent Sound
So I finally got over my terror and pulled together some people to play test my game Silent Sound.  The game is inspired by much of the color and thematics…
In Playtesting
Participants: jburneko, Eric Heisserer, Christopher Kubasik.

11/18/2008 btrc: Poster printing
For those with a nearby OfficeMax: http://img.ed4.net/officemax/2008/081118_friendsandfamily/0904-112308_FriendFamilyMaxPerks_Art.pdf (an overly large 1 page flyer) Coupons for 11/23 and 11/24, including 50% off large format printing. So, if you have some posters…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc.

11/18/2008 davidberg: [Sign In Stranger] party game version
Toward the end of Thanksnerding (gaming & turkey day in NYC), I pulled out the S.I.S. quickstart rules, grabbed 5 other people, and ran a 2-hr version of the game.…
In Playtesting
Participants: davidberg, Paul T, Emily Care.

11/18/2008 vgunn: d10 blackjack resolution for an espionage type RPG
I would like to get some feedback on how to develop a xd10 blackjack mechanic. I was thinking about using it for a spy game. Here goes: xd10 = to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: vgunn, Vulpinoid, soundmasterj, masqueradeball.

11/18/2008 Teplin: [Ill Fated]
I finished my first rpg.  It's a psychological horror story game.  I don't have any specific questions, I just want to see what people think of it, and if it's…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Teplin, Ron Edwards.

11/18/2008 Wood: [MSG™] Reviews requested
MSG™ is the final version of a game I first started playtesting a couple of years ago. I wrote about it on these very forums here and here. Anyways, it's…
In Connections
Participants: Wood.

11/19/2008 Valvorik: [Annalise] Some questions
Like the game and mechanics.  The choice of name very good, something about it echoes. Some questions, I'll put this in a context of play (not real, scripted to see…
In ndp design
Participants: Valvorik, Nathan P..

11/19/2008 AXUM: ELF SEARCHIN' FOR BIMBOS
Hello! I was perousing the Elfs Section of the Adept Press web for info on how to order the product, but couldn't find any.  Could you please lend a hand?…
In Adept Press
Participants: AXUM, Ron Edwards.

11/19/2008 quixoteles: New Gamist system
Last Saturday the three of us got together and started to play a game. Usually we have been using a homebrew where we have descriptors that are organized according to…
In Playtesting
Participants: quixoteles, David C, chance.thirteen.

11/19/2008 CSBone: <W6-Space Ranger> Need help with mechanics.
First a disclaimer. I was trying to create a pseudonym for my writing and was posting as Christopher Steven Bone when I was here last. Turned out to be too…
In First Thoughts
Participants: CSBone, dindenver, Gregor Hutton.

11/19/2008 Levyathyn: Blended Armor/Agility Mechanics
Hey, I'm new here and I figure the best way to break the ice would be to ask a question I've been dwelling on for a while now. I'm tired…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Levyathyn, David C, Vulpinoid, Noon, Creatures of Destiny.

11/20/2008 cra2: Are You Delusional?
a game wherein you regularly slip between being a patient/prisoner in a dark, scary mental hospital and being on the "outside" as members of a team that hunts the criminally…
In First Thoughts
Participants: cra2, Ron Edwards, Wolfen, Noon, Altaem, jag, JoyWriter.

11/20/2008 David C: Question about the flavor of "Mortal Wounds"?
First of all, my game uses a HP system.  However, if a character suddenly suffers serious damage, they gain what I call a "Mortal Wound."  Mortal Wounds cause the character…
In First Thoughts
Participants: David C, soundmasterj, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, jag, Eero Tuovinen, ShallowThoughts, Vulpinoid, LionDog.

11/20/2008 John Blaz: Action Dice - a core mechanic
Hey everyone, I've recently come up with an idea for a core rule. Action Dice. Now I'm sure everyone is familiar with "Action Points", where each combat round a character…
In First Thoughts
Participants: John Blaz, dindenver, jag, Creatures of Destiny, Vulpinoid, Altaem, DWeird.

11/20/2008 dindenver: [Solar System] Armor as Effect
Eero,   I saw you write how armor crafted using an Ability check could be considered an Effect as opposed to becoming Gear with an Armor bonus.   This makes…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, oliof, Eero Tuovinen, Paul T.

11/20/2008 dindenver: [Solar System] Harm x 3
All,   So, I am confused if the character sheet should have one Harm Track or 3.   It seems like there should be one Harm track and the source…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, oliof, simonjberger.

11/21/2008 Peter Nordstrand: While We Were Fighting Q&A
Altaem (what's your name?) asked me some questions about While We Were Fighting in another thread: Do player characters gain resources by stealing them from each other, or are NPCs…
In Playtesting
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Altaem.

11/21/2008 big dummy: Codex Martialis Sample Combat: Boar vs. Leopard
http://www.codexmartialis.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=44&p=144#p144
In Playtesting
Participants: big dummy, Ian.Plumb.

11/21/2008 cra2: Using Poker Cards vs Dice
I saw this post about using Poker Cards instead of dice. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=26195.msg251157#msg251157 Has anyone else experimented with that?
In lumpley games
Participants: cra2, Paul T, Wordman.

11/22/2008 gardenphilosoph: Accomplishments
So for working out accomplishments, instead of actually rolling the NPC's dice, you instead roll 4d6+4d10?
In lumpley games
Participants: gardenphilosoph, lumpley.

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