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6/6/2009 Tyler.Tinsley: I need help with a dice math problem
hi, I'm new here and also fairly new to developing RPGs, I hear good things about this community so I will try to contribute as much as I ask from…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tyler.Tinsley, chance.thirteen, Jasper Flick, Ron Edwards, wincz, Guy Srinivasan, evilphd7, Wordman, chaviro.

6/5/2009 jburneko: Sex & Sorcery At The Table
Hello, Sex and Sorcery is certainly the most unusual of the Sorcerer supplements.  In many ways its content is a big, "well DUH" but the way it's presented is certainly…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, AXUM, Ron Edwards, James_Nostack, Abkajud, Finarvyn.

6/5/2009 reveal: [ENnies] Important ENnies Dates
Hello once again from the ENnies! As you know, the window for submissions has closed. The judges now face the difficult task of picking which products out of the plethora…
In Conventions
Participants: reveal.

6/5/2009 jasonm: The BPG Aeromachine Challenge
[b]ANNOUNCING THE BULLY PULPIT GAMES AEROMACHINE CHALLENGE[/b] Take a look at [url=http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/projects/aeromachine/aeromachine.jpg]this illustration[/url] and then write a game about it. Your game must: [list] [li] Incorporate the content of the…
In Endeavor
Participants: jasonm.

6/5/2009 twztdwndpipe: Gun and Firearm mechanics
Anyone Know any usefull ones? Somebody come up with any good ones? Nice methods? I was curious also if anyone had Firearm mechanics that worked in reality. Like, if you…
In First Thoughts
Participants: twztdwndpipe, mjbauer, contracycle, Marshall Burns, chance.thirteen, Noon, trick, Creatures of Destiny.

6/5/2009 red_herring: Agon at GenCon 09
Planning on another in-room session for my group, but was hoping to play in an Agon quest or two in the Games-On-Demand area. Anyone planning to run a game? I'm…
In one.seven design
Participants: red_herring.

6/4/2009 AJ_Flowers: Robot Clash Playtest
I decided to run a playtest of the combat system/proto game idea that I tossed on to First Thoughts about a month ago.  Willow: I know I owe you a…
In Playtesting
Participants: AJ_Flowers.

6/4/2009 Ron Edwards: [Dirty Secrets] A few days ago in Chicago ...
Hello, I'd given the book a good read yet again, this time with an eye toward what I wanted to tell people just prior to play. What I decided to…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Chris W, jburneko, GreatWolf, Tim C Koppang.

6/3/2009 Klaus_Welten: Some noob questions
Hi everyone. :-) I started to play Agon as the Antagonist and I really love it. I have some doubts about the rules: 1) When do you choose to use…
In one.seven design
Participants: Klaus_Welten, John Harper.

6/3/2009 oliof: [Solar System] The first 3rd party setting for Solar System in german …
… before that is even released in print. The german rpg forum Taneorn ran a setting challenge in the month of may. One of the contestants decided to use the…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: oliof, Paul Czege, Courage75.

6/3/2009 crasmer: combat=gamist <---> adventuring=narrative
Hey all! First of all: My experience in pen & paper role playing games is somewhat limited im afraid. I love them, but was sucked into the D&D vortex early…
In First Thoughts
Participants: crasmer, Abkajud, Noclue, Luke, davidberg, Guy Srinivasan.

6/3/2009 StrongBadMun: Ember playtest on OpenRPG
Hey folks, looking for people to playtest my Ember RPG, we're gonna be using OpenRPG to play the sessions.  If you're interested please email me at headtripgames@hotmail.com, thanks.
In Connections
Participants: StrongBadMun.

6/3/2009 Ron Edwards: [Thy Vernal Chieftains] Passion and politics
Hello, Tim Koppang and I decided to give Thy Vernal Chieftains a whirl last night. It turned out that, curiously, I did not possess some of the items required to…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang, Paul Czege.

6/3/2009 David Artman: What Does "POD" and "Short Run" Mean in 2009?
In another thread:... POD board and box making at print runs starting at 100 units.I couldn't help but double-take. I have always used "POD" as "Print On…
In Publishing
Participants: David Artman, Ron Edwards, guildofblades, iago, MatrixGamer.

6/2/2009 MikeF: Victoria detectives and dice bidding
I have in mind a 19th century consulting detective game – players stalk the mist-shrouded streets of London with naught but a violin and a sturdy friend (with an even…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MikeF, Adam Dray.

6/2/2009 Warrior Monk: Another Magic System
Ok, this is meant to simulate an unstable magic power even for experienced characters. System uses 2d6 and adds a modifier which varies from 1-4 depending on the "soul" stat…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Warrior Monk, dindenver, Adam Dray.

6/2/2009 GameFind: RPG Game Find Site
I was told by the Admin Vincent to post in this forum, please feel free to move it if this is not the correct place. Also I know there may…
In Connections
Participants: GameFind.

6/2/2009 MatrixGamer: New business model - The Artist/Craftsman Game Business
I've been kicking around ideas on how to proceed with my game business. I want to make money and have tried out many product formats and have sold lots of…
In Publishing
Participants: MatrixGamer, Ron Edwards, guildofblades, preludetotheend, slingshot.

6/2/2009 one_monkey: Printing the No Dice RPG
Hi, Didn't really know where else to drop this but I figured it could be useful to people considering Lulu as a publish on demand service. We've just this week…
In Publishing
Participants: one_monkey, Ron Edwards.

6/2/2009 Tyler.Tinsley: Tyler Tinsley Game & Graphic Designer for hire
Need a designer who can make even the most complex systems easy to understand and nice to look at? I'm the designer with board and card game roots that will…
In Connections
Participants: Tyler.Tinsley.

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6/6/2009 Tyler.Tinsley: kick starter, maybe a way to fund indie RPGs?
http://www.kickstarter.com/ The basic idea is that people who need funding for their project can post it to kick starter and then other people will provide funding in exchange for something…
In Publishing
Participants: Tyler.Tinsley, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, preludetotheend, Wordman, Clay.

6/6/2009 Abkajud: [Mask of the Emperor] Setbacks and non-thematic content
We're closing in on the end of the campaign here, and I'm getting some thoughts together about how things have gone favorably and unfavorably. I'm noticing that, because there's a…
In Playtesting
Participants: Abkajud, Noon, Eero Tuovinen, Brimshack, Vulpinoid.

6/7/2009 Omar_Ramirez: [DitV] Assassin's Creed, please?
[color=navy]Hi there, prople of the Forge! I'm happy to be here, this is my firs of what I hope will be a lot of posts. This especific post, however, is…
In lumpley games
Participants: Omar_Ramirez, lumpley.

6/8/2009 Dustin of the Dead: Firefly setting for Dogs in the Vineyard rules set
I know this has been covered in other threads before, but I had an idea and was curious what people think about trying to use the whole Dogs rule set…
In lumpley games
Participants: Dustin of the Dead, lumpley, Falc.

6/8/2009 Seamus: Affordable art resources
I am trying to find affordable art resources for publishing. Basically we can pay for a minimal amount of art, but can't afford enough to fill most of our books.…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, preludetotheend, slingshot, Selene Tan.

6/8/2009 DarkTreeStudios: Freelance Illustrator Available
Hello! I am a traditional artist with experience creating color and black and white work for a variety of RPGS. I am currently available for freelance work and would love…
In Connections
Participants: DarkTreeStudios.

6/8/2009 Abkajud: Is it Force if you get consent?
I've been thinking about the concept of "forced" control of characters, of a sort, akin to the effects of Diplomacy skill or what-not, but used on PCs instead of NPCs.…
In Playtesting
Participants: Abkajud, Vulpinoid, Ron Edwards, Brimshack, Vordark.

6/9/2009 chearns: [Kazekami Kyoko Kills Kublai Khan] Playing with someone I love
Me and my partner are playing Kazekami Kyoko Kills Kublai Khan over email. We've been playing now for about two weeks. Most of the posts happen while she is at…
In Actual Play
Participants: chearns, Simon C, Jonathan Walton.

6/9/2009 P1NBACK: [DitV] When do you invoke the "I'm a Dog" trait?
I mean, seems like in EVERY conflict you would invoke this trait... Is this how it's meant to be used?
In lumpley games
Participants: P1NBACK, jburneko, David Artman, oliof.

6/10/2009 tonyd: Gen Con Housing
I'm signed up for Gen Con, but don't have a place to stay. Maybe I'm not the only one. Let's talk about it! Does anyone have space at the Embassy…
In Conventions
Participants: tonyd, Eero Tuovinen, wunderllama, btrc.

6/10/2009 Jason Kottler: [Ultrablamtacular] - Fixed Trust
A recent playtest revealed gigantic, cruise-ship sized holes in my game. One of the problems was with the subtle difference between Trust and Confidence. That, at least, has been resolved.…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jason Kottler.

6/10/2009 Jason Kottler: Etiquitte and Blog Links
So - is it considered Bad Form here to just post a summary and a link to a blog post? I've been doing that, just to avoid plastering the same…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Jason Kottler, Ron Edwards.

6/11/2009 Courage75: [Solar System] Secrets of Resources
Hey All, I'm trying to nail down some Secrets to model tiered levels of wealth (Resources) for my Werewolf game. This is what I have come up with so far:…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Courage75, Eero Tuovinen.

6/11/2009 hoefer: Take a look at the work of these artists
Hey all, I finally got around to making a page to honor a few of the artists that worked on my last project.  These guys are really skilled and very…
In Connections
Participants: hoefer.

6/11/2009 Fatespinner: Finding a good mechanic
Hi all, I have been reading a lot of rpg mechanics lately and tried to think about a good mechanic, but I can't decide what might fullfill what I want.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Fatespinner, Vulpinoid, Adam Dray.

6/11/2009 Editions Icare: Looking for writers / authors
We are a french publishing house looking for writers in order to publish indies games for US/UK market. So we search for original games in english language. In a first…
In Connections
Participants: Editions Icare.

6/11/2009 FlamingMoose: [Storming the Wizard's Tower] The Ice Age
[This is going to be an extremely long post because my groups has already completed three sessions of StWT. It's been a while since the first session, too, so my…
In Playtesting
Participants: FlamingMoose.

6/11/2009 Tyler.Tinsley: player backgrounds
I have been thinking about what kind of background leads people to play and more importantly create indie RPGs? I hear most people talk about how they grew up playing…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tyler.Tinsley, Warrior Monk, MacLeod, Vordark.

6/11/2009 Abkajud: Firewalling the Fiction [The Hellenes/Mask of the Emperor]
I've noticed that in most games I've played, you consult with Fortune once (one roll of the dice, one card drawn, etc.) and then return to narration. For example, I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Abkajud.

6/12/2009 boulet: Bloodlust : le retour de la vengeance
Hi, new guy here. I'm not fully committed to the idea of designing a game. I'm more like at the "proof of concept" stage. I lured myself recently into some…
In First Thoughts
Participants: boulet, MacLeod, Abkajud.

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