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5/6/2009 Vulpinoid: Quincunx: Power 19
The game is designed to be played on a few levels, so I'll answer these questions twice. The first response is a superficial look at the game. The second response…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.

4/25/2009 Vulpinoid: Quincunx Public Archive
I just thought I'd share a site I've been working on recently to set the premise for my roleplaying game of supernatural hunters and reality television. The Quincunx Public Archive.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, whiteknife, dauvis, MacLeod, DWeird, Jasper Flick.

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.

4/12/2009 Vulpinoid: Guerilla Television (Quincunx Lite)
Much to my relief, Guerilla Television works. I'm not only relieved that the game works on it's own as a two page experiment, but also because it's the core of…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid, JoyWriter.

2/23/2009 Vulpinoid: Matrixed Experience
I've recently posted about my take on matrixed attributes. While taking a walk today I considered an expansion on this concept, tying an experience system into the core matrix. A…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, apeiron, Abkajud, DWeird, scarik, JoyWriter.

2/20/2009 Vulpinoid: Twin Games - A Part of the Experiment
A few threads and discussions here have led to some fragmented ideas. Some of those fragmented ideas have started to meld into the seed of an idea. That seed of…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, whiteknife.

2/11/2009 Vulpinoid: Twin games interlinked.
Never being one to shy away from a challenge, I have come up with a concept. I don't know if it's been done before, but I haven't encountered it on…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, David C, GregStolze, whiteknife, Ron Edwards, JoyWriter.

2/1/2009 Vulpinoid: Game Mechani(sm) of the Week
Inspired by Philippe Tromeur's work last year, I've decided to do something similar this year. I'm dedicating a single weekly entry my blog to a series that I'm calling the…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, mjbauer, Ron Edwards, Noon.

11/5/2008 Vulpinoid: Using CDs as a playing surface.
I'm not really sure whether this belongs more as a "first thought", or as a publishing idea. Since it's still in the first stages of development, I've included it here.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, David C, Eero Tuovinen, StrongBadMun, David Artman.

10/21/2008 Vulpinoid: [Eighth Sea] Seven Sessions
While the Eighth Sea is available for sale (and has slowly started trickling sales in), it is and always will be in a state of constant revision as I learn…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid.

9/28/2008 Vulpinoid: Sydcon
I apologise for the short notice, but October 4-6 is Sydcon, in Sydney Australia. Specifically at St Scholastica's College. 4 Avenue Road, Glebe NSW 2037. So if anyone happens to…
In Conventions
Participants: Vulpinoid.

9/6/2008 Vulpinoid: [GAS: Investigation] Clue
I've considered two options for this challenge and I haven't been able to fully decide between them. At this stage I'm seeing both options to have merit, and both warrant…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, imago.

9/6/2008 Vulpinoid: [GAS: Investigation] The Pieces
I've considered two options for this challenge and I haven't been able to fully decide between them. At this stage I'm seeing both options to have merit, and both warrant…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, imago.

8/31/2008 Vulpinoid: Investigation Project (split from GAS)
I had a great idea for a direction to progress with this contest, based on something that I haven't really seen done very well in a lot of games... ..Investigation.…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, jasonm, imago.

8/27/2008 Vulpinoid: What to do on a CAPITAL ship?
[quote author=Susan Calvin link=topic=26552.msg254308#msg254308 date=1219871707] First, which kind of ship is it? A huge capital ship with whole companies crammed inside, a small research vessel or the typical NPC small…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, Susan Calvin, chronoplasm, contracycle, David Artman, Landon Winkler, opsneakie, walruz, MoonHunter.

8/15/2008 Vulpinoid: Types of Scene
I've hit a wall. I'm toying with a new concept that involves a game centered around a focal character. For the purposes of this post, I'll call the character the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, chance.thirteen, Artanis, dindenver.

8/13/2008 Vulpinoid: The Eighth Sea now available
To the Forgers, Just a note to say thank-you to those people around here who provided feedback and who helped me get this project together. Time to move on to…
In Publishing
Participants: Vulpinoid.

8/1/2008 Vulpinoid: The GAS Project
I was first lured to the Forge by the contests, but lately there hasn't been too much of that happening. So I've decided to see if there is any interest…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, jasonm, LordKiwi, madunkieg, Paul Czege.

7/13/2008 Vulpinoid: [The 8th Sea] GenCon Oz and "The Atlantean Gambit"
Back from a half successful product launch. Successful because there were a lot of people who wanted the product...unsuccessful because I didn't have any available to sell. The good news…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid.

6/2/2008 Vulpinoid: LARP Concept
I've got a group of friends who've been itching to get back into a live roleplaying game for a few years. Their reasons for wanting this are fairly simple. 1.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, David Artman, Capulet, KickAssClown.

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6/25/2009 Vulpinoid: [Rajah Spiny Rat] Revelation of a newly finished game contest entry...
A few months ago, an idea was proposed over on Story Games for a "Random RPG Cover" contest. Each contestant was given three titles, three pictures, and three quotes from…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, Patrice, JoyWriter, Bret Gillan.

8/27/2009 Vulpinoid: [Quincunx] Playtesting begins
Just thought I'd share with everyone the progress on my game Quincunx. Quincunx Playtest Rules Part 1 Looks pretty... the mechanisms work independently... ...and they've been tested pretty thoroughly... but…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid, JoyWriter, Spooky Fanboy.

9/25/2009 Vulpinoid: [The Stockade] An Australian Design Collective
After the high of Gencon Oz last week, a number of Australian Game designers have gathered together to form a design collective known as "The Stockade". This group is designed…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid.

9/27/2009 Vulpinoid: [Brigaki Djili] A Core Mechanism for Communal Storytelling
Brigaki Djili is a romani/gypsy term meaning "Sorrow Songs". I'm using it as a name for a new project in which players take on the role of Gypsy seers who…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, JoyWriter, Simon C, Anders Gabrielsson.

10/2/2009 Vulpinoid: [Brigaki Djili] Archetypes
If you're interested in getting some better perspective about my current project, I'm trying make sure I log my progress through game design in my blog Observations of the Fox.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, JoyWriter, Anders Gabrielsson, chance.thirteen.

10/22/2009 Vulpinoid: [QUINCUNX] Where I think I went wrong...
I know my biggest mistake when playtesting a game. I basically break the cardinal rule of playtesting. I typically don't play the rules exactly as they've been written. I toy…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid, HeTeleports, Teataine, JoyWriter, Noon.

12/19/2009 Vulpinoid: Impulse Settings
Here's an idea I'm toying with. It started basically as a kind of Power 19 that really delves into a setting and why it is suitable for a game environment.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, tleeuwenburg@gmail.com, Paka, davidberg, Warrior Monk.

2/23/2010 Vulpinoid: Games for Goblins
I've been inspired by a couple of things lately. 1. TA storygames thread about <a href="http://story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=11519&page=1#Item_40">games you'd like other people to design</a>. 2. The gaming anthology <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/norwegian-style/5140294">"Norwegian Style"</a> 3.…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, Telarus, KSC.

3/12/2010 Vulpinoid: [Cyberpunk Stereotypes] Cultures and Trades
I've got a project in the works where players take on the role of a secretive manipulator in a cyberpunk setting. These secretive manipulators don't go out into the world…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, Anekanta, Brendan Day.

6/13/2010 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR] A game about vengeance
I'm in the processes of playtesting my new project "FUBAR". Here's the basic splat... You've been screwed... At least one person wants you dead... The only people you almost trust…
In Playtesting
Participants: Vulpinoid, Finarvyn.

6/15/2010 Vulpinoid: [Go Play: Cockatoo Island] Name subject to change...
I doubt people would head halfway around the world to head to a game convention, but I'm sharing some ideas with everyone here anyway. In 12 months time (the middle…
In Conventions
Participants: Vulpinoid.

7/14/2010 Vulpinoid: [Come One Come All] - A new free game
For those who might be looking for something a bit different in the role-playing experiences. For those who might like the idea of simply telling stories rather than rolling dice…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid.

9/11/2010 Vulpinoid: Vulpinoid's Game Thread
Awesome list. I'm really tempted to do something along the lines of Dark Sun, but a lot of people have already suggested this as a possible inspiration. Mechanically, since hacks…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: Vulpinoid, masqueradeball, Saint Erebus, Jason Pitre, Gryffudd, davidberg, dindenver, baxil.

9/18/2010 Vulpinoid: The game(s) I'm looking forward to...
I've been working pretty heavily on my own game over the last couple of days and haven't had the chance to offer the feedback I'd like. But I'm taking a…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: Vulpinoid, buffaloraven, il mietitore.

11/2/2010 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR/WALKABOUT] An optional rule to reflect attitude/alignment
I've just written, and rewritten, this optional game rule a half dozen times. I've gotten to that point where I know what the words are meant to convey, but I've…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid, Noon, mreuther, stefoid.

5/4/2011 Vulpinoid: A Ronnies failure...but the core of where I may be redeveloping a game
I'm excited about "Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple". I'll be putting down my $50 for a pre-ordered hardback with my name in it somewhere ($40 plus $10 international). I…
In Game Development
Participants: Vulpinoid, Thunder_God.

5/12/2011 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR] Director's Cut Now Available
[size=15pt][b][url=http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=91382&filters=0_0_0_0&free=1]FUBAR Director's Cut[/url] [/b][/size] To the many of you who have downloaded my game FUBAR (and the few of you who have offered constructive criticism and useful feedback), I have…
In Publishing
Participants: Vulpinoid.

7/11/2011 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR] Expanding on a free game with low cost supplements
For over 12 months now, I've had my game FUBAR available to the public. In this time I've had almost 2000 downloads of the game (split between the basic version…
In Publishing
Participants: Vulpinoid.

7/13/2011 Vulpinoid: [Game Chef 2011] Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dwarves
I've had an idea for Game Chef...lets see if the ingredients allow me to run with it.
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: Vulpinoid, ADGBoss, JeffR, Gryffudd.

9/10/2011 Vulpinoid: The Goblin Tarot
As a start to a new roleplaying world that I've been developing for the past two years, I've decided to release a tarot deck to reveal some insight into the…
In Publishing
Participants: Vulpinoid.

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