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12/31/2008 Nathan P.: [Annalise] Actual Play
Here are some really great Actual Play threads, if you're looking for more info on how the game looks in play. When "Rome" meets "The Wire". Thanks to Rachel for…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P..

12/31/2008 Patrice: Setting Design reconsidered
*Takes a deep breath* Okay. I don't really know where I'm threading (yes, threading) but I'll give it a try. As far as I've read, it seems to me that…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Patrice, Eero Tuovinen, tonyd, JoyWriter, NN, greyorm, David C, Noon, davidberg, Adam Dray.

12/31/2008 lilomar: Magic System Drop-In for Fudge - "Truth" and Concequences
Hi, I've lurked on these forums on and off for a while now, but this is my first time posting. Let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. I am…
In First Thoughts
Participants: lilomar, David C, JoyWriter.

12/31/2008 Pdquinn: My Browser based table-top platform
Hi all, I posted this in rpgnet as well so I am going to cut and past to save time. If this is the wrong forum please feel free to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Pdquinn, Eero Tuovinen, Vulpinoid, Tomas HVM, phatonin.

12/31/2008 HiQKid: [Misspent Youth] Con Advice?
I'm considering running this game at a con, after I run it for my normal playgroup to get a good feel for it. Has anyone run it at a con…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: HiQKid, RobNJ, wrshamilton, Adam Dray.

12/31/2008 HiQKid: [Misspent Youth] Some small questions
(Disclaimer: I haven't played the game. I have read it cover to cover, and then skimmed through it a second time. I do intend to play as soon as I…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: HiQKid, RobNJ.

12/31/2008 ShallowThoughts: The Social Domain - why's it so tough to design?
What's so tough about building social systems? (That social domain is a tough one to deal with.) How so? (I'm imagining in terms of making social…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ShallowThoughts, Vulpinoid, dindenver, Patrice, greyorm, maddman.

12/31/2008 ShallowThoughts: Zooming - our Philosophy
To people who are curious about what spawned this post, check out the thread entitled "Experience Points - what's the point?" This can be done mid-game:…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ShallowThoughts, Erudite, greyorm.

12/31/2008 guildofblades: One Page RPG Publication
Ok, so I was reading over the 1 page RPGs and I was thinking as a retailer how cool it could be to offer to sell them. Say $.99 for…
In Publishing
Participants: guildofblades, Eero Tuovinen, Jake Richmond.

12/31/2008 Will: Mechanic conundrum, who deals the damage (Surreality Engine)
Hi, I'm back! So in the Surreality Engine I had it written that the loser in any dangerous conflict took damage based on the dice they rolled. This is very…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Will, Vulpinoid, Erudite, Falc.

12/30/2008 Ron Edwards: Color-first character creation project
As moderator, I officially waive the no-images policy for purposes of this post. I’d like to do a little discussion project here. It won’t be any fun unless a bunch…
In Endeavor
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, jasonm, Vulpinoid, Rod Anderson, Peter Nordstrand, tonyd, Paul Czege, Graham Walmsley, Kobayashi, wunderllama, Melinglor, lilomar, Rafu, KCassidy, ghashsnaga, sirogit, greyorm, davidberg, Jared A. Sorensen, Wolfen, Christopher Kubasik, lumpley, Willow, Frank Tarcikowski, Darcy Burgess, jrs, ejh, Ben Lehman, cthulahoops, Meguey, Clinton R. Nixon, Antoine F, bluegargantua.

12/30/2008 HiQKid: The Tie?
Maybe I'm reading into this way too much, but on the contact page of the Misspent Youth website: http://misspentyouthgame.com/contact.php, there's a picture of a tie tied into a noose. Is…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: HiQKid, RobNJ, Paka, Wolfen.

12/30/2008 Almathea: Parazoology... So, what's gnu?
Hello, I'm about to kick off my first Fae Noir campaign and I'm puzzled when it comes to parazoology. I was already thinking of adding some paranormal creatures and beings,…
In Green Fairy Games
Participants: Almathea, JustinB.

12/30/2008 davidberg: quoting TV dialogue in your game text: legal?
So, I'm making a game that's inspired by X-Files, and I want to put some Mulder and Scully quotes in it.  Does anyone know what rules I have to follow…
In Publishing
Participants: davidberg, Eero Tuovinen.

12/29/2008 peacenjoy4618: tabletop 3D space combat
My brother and I are in the early stages of developing a 3D space combat heavy game that involves numerous ship upgrades, some lite character advancement, and game events. We…
In First Thoughts
Participants: peacenjoy4618, Luy22, Creatures of Destiny, lumpley, greyorm, chronoplasm.

12/29/2008 Rustin: Post Pre-Play Uncertainty
I could still use some more advice.  Related discussion here. My group met yesterday. We offered examples of play we enjoyed.  I tried my best to facilitate, but it is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Rustin, jburneko, Paul T, Melinglor.

12/29/2008 Erudite: Got Metagame?
It doesn’t look like there is really a good definition of metagame or metagame mechanics. So… Does anyone here have an example of what constitutes a metagame mechanic? Are they…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Erudite, Eero Tuovinen, Will, David C, Vulpinoid.

12/29/2008 Paul Czege: Come to STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo in Austin, TX, on March 7, 2009
Half Meme Press will have a table at <a href="http://www.staple-austin.org/">STAPLE!</a> The Independent Media Expo, on Saturday March 7th, at the Monarch Event Center in Austin, Texas. I'll be sharing a…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege, Darcy Burgess.

12/29/2008 Michael S. Miller: Serial Homicide Unit--A killer game on the loose!
Serial Homicide Unit is a game about the hunt for a serial killer. You take on the roles of the elite investigators tracking down the murderer, as well as the…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Michael S. Miller, GreatWolf, pfischer.

12/28/2008 Luy22: My experiances.
(Not sure if I should be posting this here, but...) Games I've played... Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 ED. Dark Heresy Vampire: The Masquerade Shadowrun Wanderer (An RPG my friend had…
In Actual Play
Participants: Luy22, Ron Edwards, Erudite.

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1/1/2009 Wolfen: Low-Prep/No-Prep Play
This thread is continuing a discussion from here First, I'd like to provide a basis for where I'm coming from. My preferred playstyle is long-form closed-form gaming. I want the…
In Actual Play
Participants: Wolfen, manatic, gsoylent, Noon, contracycle.

1/1/2009 Eero Tuovinen: [To Playtest] War in Khale
As a sort of sibling thread for Colonization of Qek, here's another Ammeni campaign framework about the war in Khale. The war is already present in Clinton's treatment of Khale-Ammeni…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, dindenver, Paul T, shadowcourt.

1/2/2009 Alex Abate: [AD&D 2e] {Preplay} Preparing a simulationist AD&D game.
Greetings to all! While I am not new here, I might as well be. I simply didn't stick around before. I have, however, finally started to read the many essays…
In Actual Play
Participants: Alex Abate, Chris_Chinn, Rustin.

1/3/2009 etheruk: Scaling a Sci Fi game (Long)
I was considering creating a science fiction game, adapting my superhero game 'High Stakes' which is available below: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?myyxmmjxyzd I wanted to ensure that there were mass combat rules so…
In First Thoughts
Participants: etheruk, dindenver.

1/3/2009 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] Family, conflict, and again family
Hello! Rule question: During a conflict, against a member of the dog's family (let's say it's a cousin, for the sake of the example), the Dog take a new relationship…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, 5niper9, Brand_Robins.

1/3/2009 Patrice: Is actual RP in MMORPGs another next impossible thing?
I've read Dan's original post upon MMORPGs and P&PRPGs and have set my mind upon posting there in order to give account, and open discussion upon what was a major…
In Actual Play
Participants: Patrice, Noon, gsoylent, Caldis, Rafu, Wolfen, ShallowThoughts, Greymorn, Adam Dray, FredGarber.

1/4/2009 Timespike: Sorcerer & sword - a bibliography question
Would this (and the others in the series) be a reliable source of unblemished Robert E. Howard stories? I already have the Solomon Kane one, but I never really considered…
In Adept Press
Participants: Timespike, Finarvyn, Eliarhiman6.

1/4/2009 Catalyst N: Which Creative Agenda for this Game?
I recently studied Ron Edwards' essays on GNS and creative agenda in the Articles, and I think I have a pretty decent understanding of them. Actually, I summarized them on…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Catalyst N, ShallowThoughts, Erudite, Falc, Abkajud, Eero Tuovinen.

1/4/2009 Brother: Absolute Beginner
Hi all I've just read through PTA, and one of the first things that struck me was, 'I never have to buy another roleplaying game again'. No need, PTA covers…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Brother, Matt Wilson, oliof, Ron Edwards, Valamir, BlackSheep, chance.thirteen.

10/1/2008 rabindranath72: Supplement V: Carcosa (split)
Slightly related, this might be an interesting campaign for Sorcerer & Sword: http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=32059
In Adept Press
Participants: rabindranath72, Finarvyn, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Eero Tuovinen, James_Nostack, greyorm, Clinton R. Nixon, robertsconley, Calithena.

1/5/2009 orklord: Solar System License Question
Eero, I recently purchased the pdf and am awaiting the arrival of the physical copy of Solar System.  I previously thought about using tSoY for a game I'm writing, but…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: orklord, Eero Tuovinen, dindenver, Corvus69, oliof.

1/5/2009 preludetotheend: Any plans for Sorcerer
Are there any plans for continued support of sorcerer by Adept Press, or fans? I was just curious if there is anything like an updated edition, new supplements/mini-supplements. I had…
In Adept Press
Participants: preludetotheend, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Finarvyn, 5niper9.

1/5/2009 Melinglor: Posting test
I've been having trouble sending a post, so Vincent asked me to post this as a test. So here we are, Vincent! This post works fine, and I've posted a…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Melinglor, lumpley.

1/5/2009 lumpley: Error 412 - anti-spam exceptions
Hey everybody. If you get an Error 412 Precondition Failed message, you've triggered the Forge's (actually, the server's) anti-spam measures. I've specifically allowed the word "gambling" through. If you want…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards.

1/5/2009 btrc: DVD/CD cases
I know a few people use these as an alternate packaging for game products. Meritline.com is having a sale on a few types, if anyone needs to update their stock.…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc.

1/5/2009 JeremyOR: Starting Ideas for my own RPG
Hello, I've been working on creating an fantasy rpg to play.  Not interested in publishing or anything like that, just want something friends and I can play.  I'm starting with…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JeremyOR, opsneakie, David C.

1/6/2009 xenopulse: [Sorcerer] Berkeley 1968
I ran Sorcerer for the first time last night with my mostly-regular group consisting of Colin, David, and Matt. This comes on the heels of a whole season of Primetime…
In Actual Play
Participants: xenopulse, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, jburneko.

1/6/2009 HiQKid: Talk about Rob's other projects?
On the main forge page it says: Talk about Misspent Youth and Rob's other projects. So, what other projects are there? Anything that can be publicly discussed? Any ideas you'd…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: HiQKid, RobNJ, Paka.

1/6/2009 Eero Tuovinen: Early planning for Spiel Essen 2009
I'm thinking that we should prepare to have a Forge booth at Spiel Essen this year to sell and promote independent roleplaying. I have several reasons:I'm quite ready for exhibiting…
In Conventions
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Matt, Daniela Nicklas, Matthias, oliof, fjj, Artanis.

1/6/2009 Filip Luszczyk: [Illumination!] Session closure procedure problems
I'm in the middle of writing the new playtest version of my game. I'm stuck. There's this "what if" thing that bugs me. It's something that cropped up in my…
In Playtesting
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Noon, Spooky Fanboy, JoyWriter.

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