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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.

6/11/2009 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 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 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 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 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 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.

6/10/2009 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.

6/10/2009 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 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.

6/9/2009 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.

6/9/2009 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.

6/8/2009 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.

6/8/2009 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 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 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.

6/7/2009 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.

6/6/2009 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.

6/6/2009 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 Troll66: WARNING AGON website hacked!
Hi My comp was attacked when I went to the AGON website yesterday - curiuos to see anything new.. MY Norton blocked the hack. I think there is something very…
In one.seven design
Participants: Troll66, John Harper.

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6/12/2009 Seamus: Page count and word count
I am trying to calculate the page count of our first book. Its about 36,000 words right now, will probably end somewhere between 40,000-50,000. I know for novels the average…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, David C.

6/13/2009 James V. West: The Pool - Call For Links
Hello all! It has been...years. So after speaking with Ron Edwards recently I realized that I have been remiss in a certain duty. When you visit my RPG page there…
In Connections
Participants: James V. West, Lxndr, Graham Walmsley, Eliarhiman6, greyorm, oliof, Call Me Curly, jp_miller, Ron Edwards, adeniro.

6/13/2009 MacLeod: [Setting] Over-the-Top Power Sources
I am putting together the elements for a setting design to be totally gonzo... Imagine World of Synnibar combined with Rifts with the power levels cranked up to 11. The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MacLeod, Vulpinoid, Ashirgo, Abkajud, Vordark, whiteknife, Imizaru.

6/13/2009 Imizaru: Griflock
I am new to this site. Please forgive me if this is too long. I have been working on this in the back of my mind for quite some time…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Imizaru, MacLeod, Abkajud, mjbauer, JoyWriter, M. Burrell, Simon C, Luke.

6/13/2009 JimLotFP: Designing a PDF
I just finished layouts and putting together a couple copies of my latest project (fantasy adventure) to send to overseas distributors (Eero, I haven't forgotten your message and you'll certainly…
In Publishing
Participants: JimLotFP, Vordark, Clay, Wordman, David Artman, btrc.

6/13/2009 Neon White: Rule interpretation
Hi all, first post here after more than a year of lurking.  I am new to Sorcerer and have introduced it to my gaming group for a trial run.  I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Neon White, The Dragon Master, Ron Edwards.

6/13/2009 GameFind: Indie games and players
Let me first start out with a few things. 1. I didn't realize how big the indie community really was until I came to this site 2. I merely seeking…
In Connections
Participants: GameFind, Abkajud, Ron Edwards.

6/14/2009 misteradam: Artist- Adam Schmidt
Hello, I'm a freelance artist available for work.  My online portfolio is here: http://www.misteradam.com
In Connections
Participants: misteradam.

6/14/2009 hoefer: Help with PDFs from InDesign CS4
Hey gang, I've recently switched to the CS4 package from CS2 and I'm noticing that when I have an image in the background, behind another image I can sort of…
In Publishing
Participants: hoefer, Carnifex.

6/15/2009 Morbius_of_Oz: Large Map Printer Wanter
Can anyone here recommend a printer who can print larger maps? Thanks very much, Craig J. Brain
In Publishing
Participants: Morbius_of_Oz, Wordman, David Artman.

6/15/2009 Seamus: Problems in INdesign
I started my first real attempt at a layout on INdesign, and encountered some problems the manual does not appear to cover: 1) Single Line being segregated from rest of…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, Carnifex, Airafice, Nathan P..

6/15/2009 Ron Edwards: [Nicotine Girls] If you want it hard enough, and you try hard enough - and?
Hello, Julie, Maura, and I played Nicotine Girls. I asked Julie to be a GM for a number of reasons, one of which was that I wasn't inclined to be…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, jburneko, jrs, Paul Czege, Evlyn, greyorm, C. Edwards, Noon, d.anderson, Melinglor.

6/15/2009 Double King: seriously cheap Letterpress business cards
saw this on a few design forums this morning and thought i would pass it along here.  typically the buy-in on letterpress work is about $300 or so.  (this isn't…
In Publishing
Participants: Double King.

6/16/2009 JMendes: [Solar System] The West
Hello, everyone, :) It's been several years since I posted in The Forge, but I figured this was a good a time as any. A few friends and I have…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: JMendes, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, Ralek.

6/16/2009 Dionysus: [Primetime Adventures] pre-game killing game?
Howdy all. I finally convinced my mates to try out something other than WoD/Exalted. So yay for primetime adventures.... But I'm gettting a sinking feeling that the pilot episode is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Dionysus, Paka, Eliarhiman6, Zamiel, Alan, Noon, Wordmaker, Noclue, Melinglor, Ron Edwards.

6/16/2009 Eliarhiman6: [Dirty Secrets] some rule questions
Hi Seth! 1) A crime can be "the theft of a person", but in this case, isn't the victim the person kidnapped?  If the person kidnapped is a child, the…
In Dark Omen Games
Participants: Eliarhiman6, GreatWolf.

6/16/2009 SaintandSinner: Copyright on personal use
Hi everyone, I looked through the copyright sticky but didn't see an answer to my question.  We have a home made PDF that we'd like to print and have bound…
In Publishing
Participants: SaintandSinner, Ben Lehman, Tim C Koppang, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Vordark, ModusVivendi, hoefer.

6/16/2009 noahtrammell: Legal Questions
  Hey.  I was just reading the Copyright Resources topic, and in particular the section on open licenses.  I was wondering if someone could give me a quick rundown of…
In Publishing
Participants: noahtrammell, Eero Tuovinen.

6/16/2009 Dr_Pete: [DitV] Multiple opponents and high stakes
I played in an awesome game of Dogs, my first, over the weekend.  A point came up which seemed like kind of a tough call, and I was curious to…
In lumpley games
Participants: Dr_Pete, lumpley, craggle, Paul T, Falc.

6/16/2009 noahtrammell: Publishing and Distribution Settings
  I also had a couple of questions about publishing.  If I release my game as a pdf, what services can I use to distribute it, and how do I…
In Publishing
Participants: noahtrammell, Clay.

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