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1/16/2009 Greymorn: [Sorcerer] Possessing PCs
Well, that didn't take long. Still in prep for the first run of a new game, creating PCs and demons. One of the PCs has a Possessor as his starting…
In Adept Press
Participants: Greymorn, Ron Edwards, preludetotheend.

1/15/2009 vgunn: Questions on mechanic for my system -- answers please
Okay, I think I have finally settled on a resolution that works for me. Really simple overall, but I still have a few questions and concerns. Hoping you can give…
In First Thoughts
Participants: vgunn, Vulpinoid, Monk.

1/15/2009 davidberg: [Out There] first episode: were-cat X-Files in 1800s Boston
[i]Out There[/i] is an RPG that delivers TV-style investigative drama (think X-Files, House, Monk).  I co-created this in a very short time as part of a [url=http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=8258&page=1#Item_0]contest[/url], and am selling…
In Actual Play
Participants: davidberg.

1/15/2009 animadversio: Kubasik's "Play Sorcerer" project
Just curious as to what progress has been made on Christopher Kubasik's "Play Sorcerer" book project (original thread here).  There hasn't been any update posted on the PlaySorcerer Wordpress blog,…
In Adept Press
Participants: animadversio, Ron Edwards, Christopher Kubasik, Finarvyn, Nev the Deranged, Valamir, SaintandSinner, lachek, ejh, Aaron.

1/15/2009 northerain: [Dark Days] Character Creation Playtest
Hello there This is a character creation playtest for my game, Dark Days. What's Dark Days? I'm glad you asked! You died. For a few seconds, your heart stopped, your…
In Playtesting
Participants: northerain, tadk.

1/15/2009 Michael S. Miller: Serial Homicide Unit--Physical Edition Preorder available!
For a limited time, you can preorder the physical edition of Serial Homicide Unit at a special rate. The final retail price will be $25.00 plus shipping fees. From now…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Michael S. Miller, Paka.

1/14/2009 Noon: Character first Vs Problem first
I've been working on a computer game and I was groping for this post apocalyptic world, where it's very dangerous and at a base, you live a pretty nasty and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Noon, JoyWriter, FredGarber.

1/14/2009 Saint Erebus: Interested in Thoughts on Resolution Mechanic
Hi all, I'm a brand new poster here at the Forge.  I've been reading for a few months now, and only recently worked up the nerve to actually throw some…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Saint Erebus, dindenver, Vulpinoid.

1/14/2009 thadrine: Opinions on my Resolution Mechanic
This is the basic mechanic of a game I am thinking about. It is based heavily off of Houses of the Blooded, but more with more flexibility, and hopefully not…
In First Thoughts
Participants: thadrine, dindenver.

1/14/2009 Hasimir0: The "unknown" effect
There is something that I want to reproduce in a more efficient way than how I am used to. I'll explain. Playing Vampire the Masquerade with my friends a big…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Hasimir0, Abkajud, Erudite, Noon, Vulpinoid, Monk, JoyWriter, Luke, ShallowThoughts.

1/14/2009 Darcy Burgess: Go-Play Ottawa: February-ish
Hi, Go-Play Ottawa, which prides itself in being so casual as to almost never get organized, is rearing its head some time in February.  Our last two playcons were immensely…
In Conventions
Participants: Darcy Burgess.

1/14/2009 David C: About Publishing: Can I get an idea what it's like?
After pouring many hours into my game and seeing it become something closer to "complete", I've wanted to consider some of my options about things.  So, if you can give…
In Publishing
Participants: David C, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades, Graham Walmsley, Willow, greyorm.

1/14/2009 The Dragon Master: RandomCon 2009
This is a new convention coming to Phoenix AZ (May 8th to May 10th 2009), and I'm just trying to spread the word. So far we have the RPGA showing…
In Conventions
Participants: The Dragon Master, Rayston.

1/13/2009 Greymorn: Sorcerer: is Chucky and object demon?
I'm about to start my very first game of Sorcerer. Sweet! We make characters tonight and I have 2 weeks before the first full run. I'm sure I'll have plenty…
In Adept Press
Participants: Greymorn, Ron Edwards, jburneko.

1/13/2009 Ivoire: Brainstorming - some help would be appreciated...
Hello everyone. Recently I had a vague inspiration for an rpg. I dreamed -literally, the idea came to me in a dream!- of a setting where some young chosen are…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Ivoire, dindenver, Jason M Dockins, David C, fealoro, chance.thirteen, Abkajud.

1/12/2009 madviking: [Storming the Wizard's Tower] Actual Play..Loooonnngg
We decided to play Storming the Wizard's Tower for last Thursday's session. It was a fun time with one hiccup that was decidedly not the fault of the game itself,…
In lumpley games
Participants: madviking, lumpley.

1/12/2009 Ivoire: Freelance Illustrator at disposal!
Hello everyone. I'm a freelance artist and would like to offer my services to game designers in need for illustrations for their manual. You'll find my prices quite good, so…
In Connections
Participants: Ivoire.

1/12/2009 The Magus: Advice wanted on internet RPGing
Sorry if this is not the right place for this but here goes anyway... I've just got back into RPGing after many moons away and wanted to hear about forum…
In Actual Play
Participants: The Magus, Ron Edwards, Filip Luszczyk, thelevitator.

1/12/2009 Brother: More Crunch
Has anyone devised some house rules to give the game more crunch? I love this game, but I also have a nagging feeling that perhaps it should have more rules…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Brother, Welkerfan, Eero Tuovinen, Alan.

1/11/2009 EricAlexander: Glory award for simple contest vs. NPC?
Hey everyone, have a quick question about Agon here.  Next adventure, my players are going to be involved in a series of contests with some semi-friendly NPC's (they're going to…
In one.seven design
Participants: EricAlexander, John Harper.

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1/16/2009 tonyd: [Storming the Wizard's Tower] Monastery of Crows
We played Storming the Wizard's Tower, and it was a blast! Now I'm going to brain dump my questions and observations. Prep took quite a long time (about 4 hours),…
In Playtesting
Participants: tonyd, lumpley, Ben Lehman, Guy Srinivasan, amnesiack, Paul T.

1/16/2009 Abkajud: Psychic slaves or no psychic slaves? [my honor-based RPG]
It's been almost a year and a half since I've posted about my honor-based RPG idea. At the time, in this thread http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=24671.0, I discussed the basic idea: certain individuals…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Abkajud, Eero Tuovinen, Vulpinoid, LandonSuffered, Amadeo.

1/17/2009 daMoose_Neo: IP Lawyers, any recommendations?
Was wondering, as I know a few folks here have had some minor and some major issues dealing with IP. Does anyone have a contact for an IP lawyer or…
In Connections
Participants: daMoose_Neo, SacredSmoke, Abigail10.

1/17/2009 Eero Tuovinen: [TSoY 2nd] Goblin crunch
While reviewing goblins I decided that I don't actually like the Secret of Addiction at all. It is bad on several levels: - Of course counting days is just wacky…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Eero Tuovinen, dindenver, oliof.

1/17/2009 Peter Nordstrand: Mechaton Heaven?
I saw this article at Film Roster and immediately thought of Mechaton. ”Mark Borlase has built a 5' x 10' Hoth base diorama consisting of between 55,000 to 60,000 pieces…
In lumpley games
Participants: Peter Nordstrand.

1/17/2009 love: The Basics
I'm about to design my own pen and paper rpg...so, were should I start? Mechanics?
In First Thoughts
Participants: love, Abkajud, Vulpinoid, thadrine, David C, whiteknife, Patrice, Deohring, Noon.

1/18/2009 TomTitTot: The Hammer Falls - Playtest AP - "A Small Singularity"
*Cross-posted to lots of places* At the end of December a couple of friends and I got together to playtest The Hammer Falls, which is my game-in-development of Dystopian Fiction.…
In Playtesting
Participants: TomTitTot, JoyWriter.

1/18/2009 HiQKid: Some more inspirations?
Hey there! I just wanted to mention that I think that Richie Rich might actually be a good fit. We've got a young guy going up against evil cooperate goons...…
In Robert Bohl Games
Participants: HiQKid, RobNJ.

1/18/2009 thadrine: [Shab-Al-Hiri Roach] With super powers!!!!
So all throughout my day at work I could not help but think about how much I love the concept of Shab-Al-Hiri Roach, but still I can never get anyone…
In First Thoughts
Participants: thadrine, whiteknife.

1/19/2009 Deohring: Making a Feat System
I am doing some additions to a game I have already done; what I am asking for on this post is a little help I need a list of every…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Deohring.

1/19/2009 greyorm: Secret Binding Strength?
I'm gearing up for a game of Sorcerer (hopefully) with my weekly gaming group. I figured it would be a good game to get the three of us through the…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, preludetotheend, Ron Edwards.

1/19/2009 Standback: [PTA] PTA/Changeling combo, and use of magic in PTA
I've just come across White Wolf's "Changeling: The Lost," and I was completely blown away. I love the basic concept: the players play ordinary people who were kidnapped by fairies,…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Standback, chance.thirteen, Alan.

1/19/2009 fjj: Fastaval-Knutepunkt Travel Fund
The danish free-form convention Fastaval is this year inviting all interested, international roleplayers to come and have fun with us in Aarhus during the Easter of 2009 - and then…
In Conventions
Participants: fjj.

1/20/2009 Lynne H: [Fallen] One to one playtesting
[me=Lynne H]carefully lays down a fiver against herself for more than likely posting something in the wrong place again. Apologies in advance if I have ;)[/me] The basic premise of…
In Playtesting
Participants: Lynne H, Vulpinoid.

1/20/2009 opsneakie: [Night and Day] Dual wield, the bugger.
So, I've got Night and Day just about finished, but there are still a couple of sticking points, and one of them is dual-wielding weapons. I'll run over my item…
In First Thoughts
Participants: opsneakie, Gurnard, Noon, David C, LandonSuffered.

1/20/2009 Gurnard: Thoughts On A Fencing Mechanic
I've been working on a new game for a few weeks. The core concept is low fantasy, analogous to Early-Mid Mediaeval Europe but with many of the technological advancements of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Gurnard, Abkajud, LandonSuffered, Hereward The Wake, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.

1/20/2009 Veritas Games: Convention Trade Show Booth Display for Sale $700 or best offer
Ron, I hope this is appropriate for this forum.  If it's not, let me know and I'll repost elsewhere or delete entirely. We've got a 10' curved pop up trade…
In Conventions
Participants: Veritas Games.

1/21/2009 greyorm: [Sorcerer] The Cold and Bloody Northland
By which I mean the present-day Iron Range of Minnesota, not some lost Viking fantasy land of yore, though you'd expect that from me. This is honestly becoming something of…
In Actual Play
Participants: greyorm, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Noon.

1/21/2009 Maedhros: [Shock:] Protag v. Protag?
In Shock: v1.1 a number of the examples of conflict resolution depict Protagonist vs. Protagonist conflict (e.g. Phosphorus v. Thorium, p. 49).  However, the rules frame scenes as Protagonist v.…
In glyphpress
Participants: Maedhros, nikola.

1/21/2009 jasin: [IaWA] First try!
Hi everyone, first post and first try at IaWA... The players almost unanimously chose Blood & Sex. We got: ... A monastery and its associated shrines, each to its own…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasin, lumpley, Ouroboros, Noclue.

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