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5/21/2009 ShallowThoughts: Funny little anecdote - the players surprised me (GM)
I'm using this anecdote to demonstrate a point I made in the "Challenge the Player, not the Stat Block (D&D)" . I can't circularly link, and since that response already…
In Actual Play
Participants: ShallowThoughts, Caldis, LandonSuffered, wgrzanic, Frank Tarcikowski.

5/21/2009 Falc: [DitV AP] White Stag
The town of White Stag was founded way back when, when Brother Zacharias went hunting in the woods that existed there and shot a bone-white deer stag. Feeling that this…
In lumpley games
Participants: Falc, Noclue, jburneko, lumpley.

5/21/2009 orklord: [Solar System] Rate of Ascension
I was talking about tSoY tonight with someone and the subject of ascension came up. Has anyone ever ascended in a game you've run/played in? If so, how many game…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: orklord, KCassidy, oliof, Eero Tuovinen.

5/20/2009 Michael Desing: [Mythweaver: Reckoning] Vault of the Goblin
While I was having great fun with my play test for Mount Brim, and I plan to continue building Mount Brim at some point, the last few weeks have been…
In Playtesting
Participants: Michael Desing.

5/20/2009 RevJackson: Looking for a DnD 4E Rules-Lite System for PbP or Table
I'm amazed by this place.  I've been reading and learning a lot here. I love narrativist play.  So I really like PbP games.  I'm very pressed for time.  Running combat,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: RevJackson, Eero Tuovinen, CKNIGHT, Eldrad, Noon, redalastor, Vulpinoid, whiteknife, Wordman.

5/20/2009 jp_miller: Creating Phantasia - A game that helps you do the world building.
Hi all, I’ve had an idea for an RPG in the pipelines for some time now and am seriously contemplating publishing it. Before I dedicate time and energy into this…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jp_miller, chronoplasm, Luke, whiteknife, MacLeod, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.

5/19/2009 Lxndr: (Fastlane) Recommended Media
This was going to be a 'recommended reading' list for a while, then I started thinking of movies. Books * The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch) * Anansi Boys…
In Twisted Confessions
Participants: Lxndr, Eero Tuovinen.

5/19/2009 Danny: Even Dice - please critique my univeral system
Hello Everyone, I came across a game system I wrote a few years back. After re-reading it I thought it had promise. I'd love to get some feedback on it…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Danny, brianbloodaxe, ShallowThoughts, AJ_Flowers.

5/19/2009 Paul Czege: he's the decider
Barack Obama <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304718.html?sub=AR">plays</a> <a href="http://www.gregstolze.com/ExecutiveDecision.zip">Executive Decision</a>. Love the hack where the game ends with the President dictating on the spot the text of the announcement of his decision. Paul
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul Czege.

5/19/2009 thadrine: My Mechanic ; Need some input
Here is the basis: (based heavily off of Houses of the Blooded) You have a simple set list of skills, about 6 of them. They are ranked from 2-5 at…
In First Thoughts
Participants: thadrine, Guy Srinivasan, Vulpinoid, chronoplasm, Wordman.

5/18/2009 Eliarhiman6: [TABAW] pdf edition?
Hi! Somebody has any news about the promised pdf edition of "Thou Art But A Warrior"? I waited instead of buying the printed edition to save the shipping costs to…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Eliarhiman6.

5/18/2009 Channelm: Witch Girls Adventures
I wanted to invite all of you o the site for my companies new RPG site www.witchgirlsadventures.com. If you have questions post them here or drop me an email. http://www.witchgirlsadventures.com/store/gamestandard.jpg
In First Thoughts
Participants: Channelm, jp_miller, Ashirgo, Eero Tuovinen, chance.thirteen.

5/18/2009 Vordark: Scribus?
I've had a fair amount of experience with "free" software and am strongly of the opinion that such software is only free if your time has no value. I'm looking…
In Publishing
Participants: Vordark, Graham Walmsley, Eero Tuovinen, jerry, David Artman, redalastor, dauvis, Selene Tan, greyorm, reason, Clay.

5/18/2009 osito: illustrator available for work
hi my name is Piotr Michalczyk and I'm an illustrator and graphic designer from Wroclaw, Poland. I'm still working on my own website, you can check out some of my…
In Connections
Participants: osito.

5/18/2009 Eliarhiman6: [DitV] Cunning and Ferocity
Hi! If a Sorcerer has both powers (Cunning and Ferocity) , he can add his relationship with demons to a conflict that he start as social. If then he turn…
In lumpley games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, lumpley.

5/17/2009 redalastor: Combat-less RPG
Following a discussion on a once nice-ish medieval fantastic LARP with Roleplay turned into a large game of risk where the only point of the game is to battle other…
In First Thoughts
Participants: redalastor, Jasper Flick, Abkajud, chronoplasm, otspiii, Vulpinoid, chance.thirteen, Eliarhiman6, phatonin.

5/17/2009 jenskot: [Dogs in the Vineyard] Point Hollow
It’s been a whirlwind week of GMing! I took the week off and ran 3 consecutive Dogs towns then D&D 4E 2 days ago, and another Dogs town for Paul…
In Actual Play
Participants: jenskot, Paul T, davidberg, Lance D. Allen, Jasper Flick, lumpley.

5/16/2009 droog: A small clash of vision
I've written before at greater length about an RQ game I used to run. I'd like to consider one issue here. Out of many years of play it sticks out…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, Noclue, Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, Abkajud, Noon, Alex Abate.

5/16/2009 AzaLiN: [Sorcerer]Sandbox
As I was reading Sorcerer & Sword, I began thinking of authored role playing in terms of sandbox play, similar to GTA or certain D&D campaigns; but as I read…
In Adept Press
Participants: AzaLiN, Ron Edwards, jburneko, Abkajud.

5/15/2009 Seamus: Looking for playtesting group
Hi all, Looking for people to playtest our counter terrorism RPG. It is getting to the final stages, and we are looking for gaming groups to run it and let…
In Connections
Participants: Seamus.

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5/22/2009 GreatWolf: Go Play Peoria Summer Minicon
It's that time again! The Go Play Peoria Summer Minicon will be held on June 6, 2008 at the Samaritan Ministries building. The doors open at 9 a.m., and we…
In Conventions
Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged.

5/22/2009 Warrior Monk: Power 19 for Magia, an attempt at making an RPG in Peru.
Hi everybody! I’m really thankful for all the enlightening theory and professional discussion going here. I’ve been learning a lot in the last days, so here’s my best effort to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Warrior Monk.

5/22/2009 EvilCat: Trait questions
After several games, there is one thing that bothers me. Traits. They describe components, pump their importance, and can be drawn upon for dice in complications. Other facts cannot be…
In Universalis
Participants: EvilCat, Valamir, David Artman.

5/22/2009 Paka: Courtney Crumrin & The Night Things
I read a cute graphic novel called Courtney Crumrin & The Night Things by Ted Naifeh and it was adorable.  It had a spunky protagonist, a mysterious uncle, vapid yuppie…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, zediekiel.

5/23/2009 MacLeod: Combining Simple Concepts
After a recent exposure to The Pool, my constant urge to use the Otherkind dice mechanic went into overdrive. So I combined the ideas and mixed in some other stuff…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MacLeod, jp_miller.

5/24/2009 James_Nostack: Sorcerer scenario to wrap under 3 hours?
I volunteered to run a Sorcerer "Dictionary of Mu" scenario at NerdNYC's mini-con, Recess.  And then I remembered that what I hate about con games is that we get 3…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Finarvyn, Eero Tuovinen, jburneko, Paka, angelfromanotherpin.

5/24/2009 jp_miller: How do you formalize feedback from playtesting?
Hi all, I'm preparing a game for playtesting and was just wondering how you manage your feedback. So the scenario is you playtest it yourself with a few friends (great,…
In Playtesting
Participants: jp_miller, davidberg, Lance D. Allen, Vordark.

5/24/2009 Darcy Burgess: [Kagematsu] - Local Farmer warns Dragon attack imminent! Bleeds on town!
Hi, Waaaaaay back in the mists of time (ok, about two month ago, but it feels longer), I coaxed my wife (Kirsty) and one of my friends (Jason) to play…
In Playtesting
Participants: Darcy Burgess.

5/24/2009 Certified: [Fractured Kingdom] Currency Conundrum
In developing Fractured Kingdoms one of the core concepts was keeping the rules as simple and streamlined as possible. In doing this I did away with a traditional currency system.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Certified, redalastor, Vulpinoid, Warrior Monk, Jasper Flick, walruz.

5/24/2009 Tequila Sunrise: Refugee from D&D Land
Hi everyone, first post here! I’ve been playing D&D since I was about ten years old. I like it, but it’s not quite the game I want to GM, and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tequila Sunrise, MacLeod, David C, whiteknife, Welkerfan, AJ_Flowers, mjbauer, Dr. Velocity, Adam Dray.

5/24/2009 Seamus: Vehicle Rules
This is the first time I have really posted a rule here. Sorry if I didn't post the correct way: Working on some vehicle rules for a modern skill based…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Seamus, Warrior Monk, Devenger.

5/25/2009 mjbauer: Realism Mechanic?
I'm thinking about including some kind of realism reward in my game. If a player decides to inject some basic reality (running out of ammo, tripping, "whiffing", etc.) then they…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mjbauer, jp_miller, David C, Warrior Monk, JoyWriter, Noon, davidberg.

5/25/2009 dindenver: [SteamPunk Crescendo] Multi-player conflict idea
Hi!   OK, so I have the 1 vs 1 conflict rules set and tested. Its a tweak on Otherkind. It works the way I want it to and the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dindenver, brianbloodaxe, davidberg.

5/25/2009 Brimshack: Metagaming - a Rule and a Side-Effect
Okay, so as general rule I do not allow free tactical discussion during my games. The rule says that characters may say anything irrelevant to combat they want whenever they…
In Playtesting
Participants: Brimshack, Bercilac, Noon, Vulash, Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid, contracycle.

5/25/2009 Everspinner: [Apocalypse World] Car Mountain
(Check out the previous session if you want. This report focuses on the mechanics and is much lighter on the fiction, as I cannot write fiction worth the feel we…
In Playtesting
Participants: Everspinner, lumpley.

5/26/2009 Willow: Awesome Adventures: In the Player's Seat
I don't often get the chance to play Awesome Adventures, so when Brendan said he wanted to run it, I was quite keen to join in.  Our setting was 1950s…
In Actual Play
Participants: Willow, Wordmaker, nikola.

5/26/2009 rycanada: [IAWA] Particular Strength idea "Defensive" - 2 options
So I had an idea for a kind of particular strength; basically the opposite of Consequential.  This is especially for characters dipped in the Styx, held by the ankle, IYKWIMAITYD. …
In lumpley games
Participants: rycanada, David Artman.

5/26/2009 SteveMND: Is there a "Power 19" equivalent for Game Mechanics?
I have seen numerous references to the Power 19, which as I understand is a checklist to help you define and expand your game development.  However, most of it appears…
In First Thoughts
Participants: SteveMND, Warrior Monk, Abkajud, Luke, Wordman, otspiii, Selene Tan.

5/26/2009 GreatWolf: [Dirty Secrets] Dirty Secrets errata and FAQs
As you fine folks come across questions and errata, I'll put them here. Hopefully I'll remember to check this thread before the next edition. Investigator has no dice going into…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: GreatWolf.

5/26/2009 Marshall Burns: [Super Action Now!] a crazy-ass advertisement
So, in preparation for the First Super Action Edition of my favorite stupid little game, Super Action Now!, I asked this guy if he'd be willing to draw some illos…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns, DWeird.

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