Previous Topics 4/1/2009 Seamus: PLAYTEST IN BOSTON AREA Greetings,
I am developing a modern RPG for publication and need playtesters. Hoping to hold playtests on Sundays. Please feel free to send me a message if you are interested. In Connections Participants: Seamus, Artanis.
4/1/2009 Luke: Full Color, 20¢ a page Holy cow, has anyone seen or even used MagCloud yet?
http://magcloud.com/
It's an endeavor by HP to create a Lulu-like service for short run, low page-count magazines. It seems utterly… In Publishing Participants: Luke, jasonm, mjbauer, Double King, Marhault.
3/31/2009 Paka: Two Games When PTA Either Didn't Work or Only Kinda Worked A few games of PTA have fallen really flat and I just wanted to take a gander at them.
The most obvious one first:
I hate television
When someone says… In Dog Eared Designs Participants: Paka, exedore6, LeSingeSavant.
3/31/2009 Morningstar: [Dreamscape Opera] Eidolon So, I've been developing a new game, and large parts of it I've already put up.
Some of you may know of me through my homebrew version of a new… In First Thoughts Participants: Morningstar, Spooky Fanboy, Vulpinoid.
3/31/2009 Sonja: Cinematic car chase scenes? -- is it possible? I just watched the 1960s movie Fantomas and was really inspired from the long, dramatic and amusing chase scenes. Reminded me of the endless chicken fights in Family Guy that… In Actual Play Participants: Sonja, Vulpinoid, chance.thirteen, visioNationstudios, FredGarber, Mel_White, JoyWriter.
3/30/2009 Eero Tuovinen: [Tunnels & Trolls] Colonizing goblin lands Man, all of my best gaming seems to happen in Oulu. I live something like 300 kilometers from the city, but I visit a couple of times per year for… In Actual Play Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Artanis, newsalor.
3/30/2009 jasonm: An Offer I Passed On So Alderac Entertainment Group just got in touch with me, to offer me a job. Here are the specifics:
I’d sign an NDA and then they’d show me their new… In Publishing Participants: jasonm, Eero Tuovinen, lumpley, Capulet, Artanis, Wolfen, guildofblades, jburneko, greyorm, C. Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, shaneivey.
3/30/2009 Dirk: Phaethos RPG Playtest... I hope this goes in here. If not, my apologies.
We are offering some lucky folks the chance to play test out up and coming release of the Phaethos RPG.… In Connections Participants: Dirk.
3/30/2009 dindenver: [SteamPunk Crescendo] Mechanical Conundrum Hi!
OK, this is basically a gut check.
The system I am making will use a modified version of Otherkind (I already checked with Vincent and he is cool… In First Thoughts Participants: dindenver, Egonblaidd.
3/30/2009 Ayyavazi: With Your Permission? Hello Lumpley.
So, I'm going to make a long story short. I started seriously developing a game system, and devised a conflict-resolution mechanic I wanted to term "rampaging d6s" After… In lumpley games Participants: Ayyavazi, lumpley, Paul Czege.
3/30/2009 John Blaz: Combat system - risky stakes Hey all! After browsing through this and RPG.net's boards, I decided that I like the idea of a combat system that allows for a bit more strategy than your standard… In First Thoughts Participants: John Blaz, Luke, Egonblaidd, mjbauer, Seamus, MacLeod, TheDeadlyPlatypus, GozerTC.
3/30/2009 visioNationstudios: Marketing a Heartbreaker Hey gang,
We've had a rough go of it with our first release, Broken Swords & Battered Shields. It's a system/setting that was about 12 years in the making when… In First Thoughts Participants: visioNationstudios, David C, greyorm, Luke, Eero Tuovinen, Egonblaidd, Falc, Vulpinoid, ShallowThoughts.
3/30/2009 Willow: [Storming...] What if the Monsters Win? So, I think I'm just about ready to run Storming the Wizard's Tower. I've got a town, an adventure, and I'm going over the rules. I should be running it… In lumpley games Participants: Willow, lumpley, Melinglor.
3/29/2009 David Artman: Ultimate Mechaton LEGO Set Folks, RUN, don't walk, to buy this set on sale at LEGO.com:
Space Skulls - http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10192
956 mostly Mechaton-sized bits for $20 + shipping! I just got mine and opened… In lumpley games Participants: David Artman, Mantisking.
3/29/2009 leonidas300: Indiecon 09 - 13th-16th November - UK Dear members and guests,
Indiecon has now been announced and its website is up and running: www.indiecon.net
When? 13th-16th November
Where? Naish Holiday Park, Dorset, UK
Why? Play tomorrow's games… In Conventions Participants: leonidas300.
3/29/2009 EvilCat: Card-based system idea (with picture). There's an idea I got while researching D&D4. It's based on impression I got from preview material.
http://www.deviantart.com/download/114479639/Gnoll_card_by_Katemare.png
This imaginary (for now) rules-light system has board-gamey combat and cards (like… In First Thoughts Participants: EvilCat, zmobie, whiteknife.
3/29/2009 David C: Magic and the skills to cast it? As I work on my game, certain parts just don't seem to fit or be of quality anymore. Now I'm having this problem with the magic skills. You see, all… In First Thoughts Participants: David C, Guy Srinivasan, Vulpinoid, ShallowThoughts, Egonblaidd, Luke, Capulet, Seamus.
3/29/2009 Kalandri: Blushu in the Capeyard Here's the playable version of a game I've been working on off and on for three years; even though I've never joined The Forge I sure have learned a lot… In First Thoughts Participants: Kalandri.
3/28/2009 Rustin: [7 Seas] Imagined Contingencies There was a point in our 7seas game, where the players were discussing how best to capture a ship.
It seemed interesting to me, after the GM gave some facts,… In Actual Play Participants: Rustin, Ron Edwards.
3/28/2009 Paul T: [Solar System] Keys and Specificity Just a quick question about Keys:
Some Keys ask you to specify a subject for the Key. For something like the Key of Love, that's pretty obvious. But others are… In Arkenstone Publishing Participants: Paul T, oliof, Eero Tuovinen.
<< more previous topics | | Subsequent Topics 4/1/2009 Seamus: New Publisher With Questions about GSL and OGL Just getting started in the publishing world, and trying to decide if I should go 4E or OGL. We will have an original system or two in our lineup as… In Publishing Participants: Seamus, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Luke.
4/1/2009 Ayyavazi: Losing Heart on my Heartbreaker Hey everyone,
I'm having a problem. I want to build an RPG about morality and power. I suppose this mirrors Egon's RPG in certain ways, and I've been convincing myself,… In First Thoughts Participants: Ayyavazi, Luke, Egonblaidd, Darcy Burgess, soundmasterj, Eero Tuovinen, Noon.
4/1/2009 Ayyavazi: Dogs by the Numbers Hello,
I was wondering, how did you arrive at the die allocations for character creation in Dogs in the Vineyard? Was there a concern for "balance" in order to make… In lumpley games Participants: Ayyavazi, lumpley.
4/1/2009 lumpley: Vector movement in Mechaton For anybody who's not following my blog but interested: I've just posted my vector movement rules for Mechaton, here.
-Vincent In lumpley games Participants: lumpley, chance.thirteen, Eero Tuovinen.
4/2/2009 SaintandSinner: (Atlanta, GA) New Campaign Starting Now We are starting a new Burning Wheel campaign this Saturday April 4th at 6pm. We are meeting at the Embassy Suites Perimeter Point, Sandy Springs. If interested let me know… In Connections Participants: SaintandSinner.
4/2/2009 Wordmaker: [PTA] First post, some questions about an idea I have Hello to everyone. I haven't yet managed to get a game of PTA going, but I'm planning on it.
In fact, I'm thinking of proposing a big special event for… In Dog Eared Designs Participants: Wordmaker, Eero Tuovinen.
4/2/2009 Seamus: NEW PUBLISHER BUSINESS PLAN I am creating a business plan for a small publishing business. We have one project in the works we want to focus on, and hope it will be successful enough… In Publishing Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, preludetotheend, Paul Czege, greyorm, guildofblades, xenopulse, Noclue.
4/3/2009 Jason Kottler: Another Peek Behind the Curtain At least one person here asked me about posting my rules summary for Ultrablamtacular!, and I said at the time that I wasn't going to do it.
Well, I've changed… In First Thoughts Participants: Jason Kottler, mjbauer.
4/3/2009 marco.costantini: [Agon] Non-Combat Battles Today a friend of mine suggests this question that neither him nor me was able to resolve.
I try to explain:
The Heroes have to repair a statue o Zeus.… In one.seven design Participants: marco.costantini, demiurgeastaroth.
4/3/2009 The Magus: Discussion of Social Contract theories at the Forge As a relative newbie to the Forge I am aware that the RPG Theory forum is now closed. I've read a number of articles on the GNS model and feel… In Site Discussion Participants: The Magus, Eero Tuovinen, M. J. Young, Sindyr, lumpley, Ron Edwards.
4/4/2009 Jasper Flick: Perverted Intentions, just traits and hubris [i]What if the next player decides your character's fate?[/i]
I woke up with that questions today, and this was my answer:
[b][i]Perverted Intentions[/i][/b]
[i]I did WHAT?
Well at least I… In First Thoughts Participants: Jasper Flick, whiteknife, phatonin.
4/4/2009 Spooky Fanboy: [Fastlane] Another setting, this time with psychics Ever wanted to be a veteran from the psychic wars? Here's how to do it the Fastlane way! In Twisted Confessions Participants: Spooky Fanboy, Lxndr, Wolfen.
4/5/2009 Ayyavazi: Morality and Power, how it shapes my system So far, I've been trying to make a fantasy RPG along standard lines. I've read some posts, had some similar design goals to Egon, and given some pretty good ideas… In First Thoughts Participants: Ayyavazi, Spooky Fanboy, Luke.
4/5/2009 Ayyavazi: Ninja Burger and my first game in a while Hey everyone,
I played my first RPG in a little over two months, and it was fun, even if it wasn't spectacular. I gathered my fiancee, best friend and nhis… In Actual Play Participants: Ayyavazi, Eero Tuovinen, Noon.
4/5/2009 preludetotheend: Free give away contests to get some visibility? I am currently playing around with www.twitter.com/BitsyBook creating one of those tweet books people have been buzzing about. As I am polishing up my little game chef entry (my first… In Publishing Participants: preludetotheend, iago.
4/5/2009 Dirk: Phaethos RPG Playtest I think I should have posted in here instead of in Play testing (after reading several posts there). Sorry about that. I'm new and ignorant to the ways of the… In Connections Participants: Dirk.
4/5/2009 Tark: Paradox: Virtue, Vice, and why the world sucks While reading over some of my old articles on the column I write for RPGnet I started putting some of the ideas together I had cooked up for them and… In First Thoughts Participants: Tark, Vulpinoid, preludetotheend, chance.thirteen, otspiii, MacLeod.
4/6/2009 Seamus: LULU.COM A few publishers have recommended Lulu.Com. Does anyone here have experience with lulu? In Publishing Participants: Seamus, rafael, iago, greyorm, Calithena, xenopulse, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, jerry, April L. Hamilton, redalastor, guildofblades.
4/6/2009 MJGraham: [Defiance] The Black Rat Cometh [b]Session One
The Revolutionary Cabal[/b]
Madam Shahlei (a.k.a. Lawrence) - the owner and a former employee at one of the city's less reputable brothels. Years of service and abuse from… In Playtesting Participants: MJGraham.
4/6/2009 GnomeWorks: Disabling Pawn Stance and Enforcing Character Beliefs on Action Hi, new here; well, okay, I registered around a year ago and been lurking on and off, but this is my first post. Anyway, let's cut to the chase, ya?… In First Thoughts Participants: GnomeWorks, Ayyavazi, Luke, mjbauer, otspiii, greyorm, Noon, Sindyr, chance.thirteen, jburneko, contracycle, Jasper Flick, Egonblaidd, Vulpinoid, ShallowThoughts, JoyWriter.
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