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4/15/2009 The Magus: Why isn't the Forge promoting all these swell games?
I think this is a really interesting site but it is somewhat intimidating to the new user.  One of the things I'm not all that keen on is the lack…
In Site Discussion
Participants: The Magus, Eero Tuovinen, Adam Schiller, lumpley, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Miskatonic.

4/15/2009 RobNJ: Forge Midest 09 report
Here's my little report, pasted from my LJ, about my experience at FMW this year. I was going to put it in the retrospective thread, but that felt more procedural/planning:…
In Conventions
Participants: RobNJ.

4/15/2009 chance.thirteen: is this the place to ask for input on social actions?
I am trying to brainstorm on what sort of social actions and capacities exist, and how they seem to be related in the real world, then use those notes to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chance.thirteen, whiteknife, JoyWriter.

4/15/2009 Wordmaker: [WGP] Question about story style
I may be getting some friends together to try out With Great Power... soon. My idea is to run something in the veign of Watchmen and Kingdom Come, with both…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: Wordmaker, chance.thirteen.

4/15/2009 phatonin: Common dice pool
The bulk of the system I'm designing for a Space-Opera game is based on a dice-pool common to all PCs: 1) Resolution is classical: dX+skill > difficulty, nothing special here…
In First Thoughts
Participants: phatonin, Darcy Burgess, chance.thirteen, Vulpinoid, MacLeod, Egonblaidd, greyorm, Castlin.

4/15/2009 Adam Schiller: Armored Soldier Valkyrion: A Mech-Type of RPG
Greetings to all. After lurking around for a week or so, scoping-out the myriad of creations being said here, I finally summoned the gumption to talk about my own games.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Adam Schiller, anders_larsen, whiteknife.

4/15/2009 Lance Bishop: Probability of Success and Advancement
Hello all, new guy here to ask a simple question. Before delving into the creation of a dice mechanic I would like to have a general idea of some specific…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Lance Bishop, Luke, Adam Schiller, Noon, Egonblaidd, chance.thirteen.

4/15/2009 Willow: [Forge Midwest] Escape From Tentacle City
Let's get this ball rolling! Friday I got to 'run' this for Ron, Jae, Jerry, and Abram.  I really wanted Ron in this game since he was one of my…
In Playtesting
Participants: Willow, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, Noon, jerry.

4/14/2009 Brimshack: Looking for 1 or 2 good Game-test Groups
I am looking for someone willing to Game-Test a High Fantasy Role-playing system with moderate to high crunch. The game uses 3d6 for all essential rolls. Attack and Defense are…
In Connections
Participants: Brimshack.

4/14/2009 Paul T: [Solar System Actual Play] Characters Grow by Trial and Error
We concluded a two-session game of Solar System on Sunday night, and I was surprised by a few things that took place. The game was definitely a success, I think,…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Paul T, oliof, Eero Tuovinen.

4/14/2009 Carnifex: Cross-referencing in InDesign (split)
You can make cross-references in InDesign. Place your marker where you want the reference "target" (or mark the word). Open the Hyperlinks panel. Choose "new hyperlink destination" in the panel…
In Publishing
Participants: Carnifex, Ron Edwards, iago, Darcy Burgess.

4/14/2009 Willow: Forge Midwest 2009 Retrospective
So, how did Forge Midwest go for everyone else?  What can we do to improve it next year? Having it on Easter Weekend was unfortunate- there were lots of people…
In Conventions
Participants: Willow, Ron Edwards, GamerChick, TJ, reaction.

4/14/2009 Carnifex: Freelancer Graphic Designer for hire
Hi! I live in Sweden in Europe but I work all over the world. I have long experience (12+ years) working professionally with graphic design. Now I am freelancing -…
In Connections
Participants: Carnifex.

4/14/2009 Peter Nordstrand: Instructing many people
Hi Ron, I believe that on at least one occasion, you have taught Spione to many people at once. They were then divided into smaller groups to play the game.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Peter Nordstrand, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

4/14/2009 Vulpinoid: [GenCon Oz 2009] iGod
[size=16pt]iGod[/size] Not a new product from the company that popularized MP3 players... Not a new internet religious website... [color=green][size=16pt]iGod[/size] [b]independent Games on demand.[/b][/color] We've been working on a new [url=http://igod.wikidot.com]website[/url]…
In Conventions
Participants: Vulpinoid.

4/13/2009 MacLeod: My Game... in rough beta form
I'm very new to the Forge but I have been doing the RPG thing for a good 10+ years now... I've been designing my own little RPGs largely ignorant of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MacLeod.

4/13/2009 Artanis: [Zombie Cinema] Some rules questions
Hi Eero I have a series of questions that cropped up after reading the "new" rules and comparing them to my play according to the "home-made edition" rules. I…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Artanis, Eero Tuovinen.

4/13/2009 Brimshack: Binary Trait System
Okay, I'm actually quite a ways down the road on developing this one, but I am not convinced I've tapped the concept for all it's worth, so I'm going to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Brimshack, JoyWriter.

4/13/2009 SaintandSinner: Indie Games Explosion at Gencon Indy 2009
For those of you going to Gencon Indy this year, this is the list of IGE events (so far).  Apparently we have all the events in the Omni Fisher Ballroom.…
In Conventions
Participants: SaintandSinner.

4/13/2009 Ron Edwards: Forge booth 2009: sign-ups begin!
Hello! In a nutshell, the offer goes like this. You've designed a game and the idea of selling it at GenCon sounds fun. You either have the game ready as…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, jasonm.

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4/16/2009 oliof: [Solar System] Science Fiction?
I know from the Solar System vignettes that at least one Science Fiction campaign was run using Solar System. Did anybody else do it? Is there crunch available somewhere? My…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen, Spoo, Nick Pagnucco, simonjberger.

4/16/2009 DaveyJJ: Can MC be "grokked" into a typical fantasy setting?
I've only been able to preview the intro MC PDF but it seems to this very old gamer* that the mechanics etc of MC could be easily grokked to use…
In Galileo Games
Participants: DaveyJJ, inthisstyle, Paka.

4/16/2009 Vordark: Genesys RPG
Hello everyone! So I'm making the jump from lurking to posting.  Hopefully I don't hit my head on a rock. :) I've been working on an RPG for a while…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vordark, MacLeod, Luke, JoyWriter, Vulpinoid, Sindyr, Thunder_God.

4/16/2009 Nuthael: The Gentleman's Game - A Political Steampunk Adventure
Hello. I am writing a steampunk adventure set on the remote island of Irol'isse. The game takes place amongst great political intrigue as the omnipotent king falls ill and the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Nuthael, MacLeod, chance.thirteen, Luke, GozerTC.

4/14/2009 iago: Cross-referencing in InDesign (split)
Update: InDesign CS4 now supports cross-referencing natively, no extra plugins needed. I'm pretty happy with it.
In Publishing
Participants: iago, jasonm, Ron Edwards, Carnifex.

4/16/2009 Willow: Escape From Tentacle City- Final Playtests
Hey everyone- If you've read any of the Escape from Tentacle City playtest threads (and there's on on the front page of the Playtesting forum right now), and you're interested…
In Connections
Participants: Willow.

4/16/2009 youngblood: Having trouble balancing between narrative combat and complex dice mechanics
Hey Forge, I just happened to stumble across this site and am very excited to see a living community dedicated to pen & paper rpgs. Kudos to everyone for keeping…
In First Thoughts
Participants: youngblood, chance.thirteen, Luke, whiteknife, Rafu, Wordman, Noclue.

4/16/2009 Graham Walmsley: [Apocalypse World] Apocalypse averted
We finished our four-session game of Apocalypse World last night. Our heroes flew to the headquarters of Panacea, one of the fronts. There were lots of zombies about. Panacea switched…
In Playtesting
Participants: Graham Walmsley, lumpley, GB Steve.

4/16/2009 lumpley: Database of independent rpgs
This is a call for software suggestions. I'm willing and excited to put some time and work into this, as the Forge's tech admin. I…
In Connections
Participants: lumpley, Graham Walmsley, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, The Magus, Adam Schiller, Eliarhiman6, Wordman, David Artman, c, Welkerfan, sirogit, Curufea, visioNationstudios, jmilum.

4/16/2009 Jeremy Keller: Confidence schemes and narrative control
So, I have an idea for a game that's about social manipulation.  Player characters are the perpetrators of complex confidence schemes.  They get what they want by working with their…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Jeremy Keller, Noon, Welkerfan, Tintros.

4/17/2009 kschewe: [Wagon Tracks] Power 19
I am excited to be making my first post, and have been holding back until now because I know I would not have the time I would want to dedicate…
In First Thoughts
Participants: kschewe, JoyWriter, DanielM, phatonin.

4/17/2009 alseeger: playtesters wanted!
I am an independent game designer and I'm in the process of developing a systemless setting. If anyone would be interested in trying it out I'd appreciate it. I still…
In Connections
Participants: alseeger.

4/17/2009 Vordark: Looking for play-testing tips and strategies
I announced my project in First Thoughts with an eye toward cultivating that wonderful fruit, "general feedback".  I also had some questions concerning how to maximize the benefit of play-testing…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vordark, Wolfen, Michael Desing.

4/17/2009 Sindyr: two sessions in: how it's going for my group
OK, this will be a little stream of consciousness, but rather than compose a superbly written and time consuming essay, I wanted to give some quick followup on what's going…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Sindyr, Welkerfan, Paka, newsalor, jburneko, Eero Tuovinen, Matt Wilson.

4/17/2009 Vordark: Selecting Attributes For Your Game
Let's say we're talking about traditional RPGs where there's a GM that runs "the world" and a number of players, each of which has their own character.  Let's further say…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vordark, Vulpinoid, greyorm, MacLeod, Egonblaidd, mjbauer, Ayyavazi, chance.thirteen, Luke, kschewe, Gurnard, ShallowThoughts, brianbloodaxe, SteveMND, JoyWriter, Noon, Devenger.

4/18/2009 Seamus: RPG Style Guides
One problem I keep having as a writer for RPG products is figuring out when to speak in the 2nd person and 3rd and who to address. Sometimes it feels…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Willow, Luke, Ashirgo, ShallowThoughts.

4/19/2009 Trevis Martin: Simple Rules Clarification
Hi Seth, I came into possession through trade of "Dirty Secrets", from GenCon 2007, and we gave it a try yesterday.  We didn't get super far into the game, and…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Trevis Martin, GreatWolf.

4/19/2009 blackhatmatt: [With Great Power...] Better Living Through Chemistry
Just ran a one-shot of WGP yesterday. Well, anyway, it was meant as a one-shot, but we didn't finish, so we'll finish it next time. Two-shot, anyway. The write-up is…
In Actual Play
Participants: blackhatmatt, Ron Edwards.

4/19/2009 drkrash: Seeking Cover Art
I am presently writing a supplement for an indie horror-action role-playing game.  I am looking for a piece of art that I could license for a single use as the…
In Connections
Participants: drkrash, greyorm, Wolfen, rafael.

4/20/2009 jessecoombs: Question about Drowning & Falling
I couldn't figure this out from the text, so I'll just ask it here. When a character "explores" a room/location, he has to face a challenge depending on the direction…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jessecoombs, jasonm, Selene Tan.

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