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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: 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 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 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 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 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.

6/15/2009 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.

6/15/2009 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 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 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.

6/14/2009 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.

6/14/2009 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.

6/13/2009 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.

6/13/2009 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 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 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 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 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.

6/12/2009 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.

6/12/2009 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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6/16/2009 zediekiel: Reverse lichification
I know it is possible, under certain circumstances for a sorcerer to become a demon, the most common example being (of course) the lich.  However, can it work both ways,…
In Adept Press
Participants: zediekiel, jburneko, Ron Edwards, angelfromanotherpin.

6/17/2009 ModusVivendi: Modus Vivendi
Hello my name is Lucas and this is my first shot at these boards. I have been working on my game system off and on for the past few years…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ModusVivendi, trick, Adam Dray, RabbitHoleGames, Vulpinoid, Bill_White, Simon C.

6/17/2009 AzgrymnThePale: Arcanum Syndicate looking for guild members
Arcanum Syndicate is open to meet talented artists and writers that could be interested in becoming part of a guild. There is no payment or money gained from this, but…
In Connections
Participants: AzgrymnThePale.

6/17/2009 AzgrymnThePale: Chaos 6010 A.D. Sci-fi RPG by Arcanum Syndicate
A sci-fi/ fantasy RPG based in our galaxy within the year 6010 A.D. It is a time of great adventure, exploration, and horror. There are 20 classes and 20 races…
In Connections
Participants: AzgrymnThePale.

6/17/2009 M. Burrell: Tragedy, A game of glory and death.
Sirs, It recently struck me that the games I've been playing haven't been half as suited to character-driven plot as I would like them to be. I concluded that what…
In First Thoughts
Participants: M. Burrell, Marshall Burns, noahtrammell, JoyWriter, Patrice, Ron Edwards, trick.

6/18/2009 ShallowThoughts: New Character Growth Mechanic - Chits and the Void
Hi all, as a couple of you out there might remember, I've been struggling with a reward mechanic for a game I'm building. For everyone else, the original post is…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ShallowThoughts, mjbauer, Charlie Gilb, Selene Tan, JoyWriter.

6/18/2009 Dionysus: [Primetime Adventures] Pilot episode - Cakewalk
Howdy again. Yes, we just got through the pilot episode. We've decided we want to go ahead and play some more (so the 5 episode character arcs) but the pilot…
In Actual Play
Participants: Dionysus, Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson.

6/18/2009 Elkin: [InSpectres] Pacing and Stress
Hi, About two months ago, I was introduced to InSpectres on the Indie Gaming chatroom. We had a short chat game, which was pretty fun. I bought the pdf, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Elkin, Ron Edwards, Noclue.

6/18/2009 M. Burrell: [Polaris] First ever RPG experience?
Off the bat, I'm a sucker for Polaris - ice-palaces and star-light blades dance in my dreams. However, is my enthusiasm for the game somewhat deluding me when I consider…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: M. Burrell, jefgodesky, Ben Lehman, Quizoid.

6/18/2009 neneoracle: Advice required before the next step
For all on the Forge, I have been developing a Final Fantasy TTRPG for the last three years. It started while I was at university, going through a number of…
In Publishing
Participants: neneoracle, Eero Tuovinen, hoefer, Airafice, wizopizo.

6/18/2009 Marshall Burns: [Challenge: Play This!] Rebellion in the Mushroom Kingdom
This is a contest. There won't be a prize, because I can't afford to put one up, but it's still a contest. It's a play contest, you dig? THIS IS…
In Endeavor
Participants: Marshall Burns, Eero Tuovinen, Melinglor.

6/19/2009 bobert: A very simple dice question... I think...
I can build a galaxy in my head with a working history across several planets... but I cannot find a formula that explains whether or not rolling one 12 sided…
In First Thoughts
Participants: bobert, M. Burrell, Vordark, MacLeod, Wordman, Jasper Flick, dindenver, Vulpinoid.

6/19/2009 bobert: How do you feel about death?
Hello Forum, I am looking for some feeback on a large mechanic in a game I am working on that I feel might come off as offputting for older pen…
In First Thoughts
Participants: bobert, M. Burrell, Vordark, Noon, dindenver, flossy, chronoplasm, HenryT, JoyWriter, David C, ShallowThoughts, Ron Edwards.

6/19/2009 M. Burrell: Reading-List for Forge Neophytes
There is, I'm aware, a vast backlog of articles, essays and protracted threads regarding the practice and theory of RPGs and their construction here on the Forge. However, is there…
In Site Discussion
Participants: M. Burrell, Ron Edwards, Artanis, Adam Dray, Eliarhiman6.

6/19/2009 the cat: Ultimate shonen showdown! *
*actual game name pending Hello, I go by The Cat here and at RPG.net. I am working on a game that can emulate battles in shonen anime. Even if my…
In First Thoughts
Participants: the cat, M. Burrell, trick.

6/19/2009 Charlie Gilb: [Mechaton] Played it, LOVE it, have some questions
Hey! I played my first game of Mechaton last night with a friend of mine. What a great game! We did have a few rules questions that cropped up: 1.…
In lumpley games
Participants: Charlie Gilb, lumpley.

6/20/2009 neosonichdghg: Happy Free RPG Day! Have a game
This post heralds the distribution of the first beta draft (version 0.21) of the Garreth pen-and-paper RPG. I’ve been working on this system for three years now, and I think…
In Connections
Participants: neosonichdghg, Ron Edwards, misteradam.

6/20/2009 Seamus: Copyright: Naming characters from movies, television and books
Is it okay to mention the name of a major character from a television series, film or book to illustrate a point. In the character creation section of our rule…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Tyler.Tinsley, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades, David C, Gregor Hutton, RabbitHoleGames.

6/22/2009 Omar_Ramirez: quick question about favours called in from secondary characters
[color=navy]Hi there! I just bought the game friday night, spent all night reading half the book (I know, I could have read the whole thing but I was kinda sleepy)…
In Twisted Confessions
Participants: Omar_Ramirez, Lxndr.

6/22/2009 Eliarhiman6: [PTA] Changing traits
Hi, Matt! From page 41 of PTA: "There are three times available for a player to change a trait, if he or she wants: • Between seasons of the series.…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Matt Wilson.

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