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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 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.

6/16/2009 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.

6/16/2009 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.

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.

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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.

6/22/2009 Pussycat669: Survival mechanisms... concepts?
Hi y’all, I hope it’s ok to post ideas about cRPGs in here as well. Apologies if that’s not the case. What I’m specifically looking for are conceptual errors in…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Pussycat669, chance.thirteen, AJ_Flowers, flossy.

6/22/2009 lumpley: Psi*Run at a creepy-odd angle
A little while ago I ran Psi*Run for Meg, Julia, and Rob. We played it in 3 sessions. I was thinking that Psi*Run would be really good for survival horror,…
In Playtesting
Participants: lumpley, Marshall Burns, John Harper, RobNJ, Darcy Burgess, Meguey, jdfristrom, ophidian_flux.

6/22/2009 Zzarchov: Choosing between two different Social Conflict Mechanics
So, Im looking for opinions from anyone who likes mechanics involved in resolving social conflicts (debates, arguments etc). If you prefer to purely talk it out, thats fine, just not…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Zzarchov, M. Burrell, chance.thirteen.

6/22/2009 Zzarchov: New Publishing Concept: Electronic Format, non-PDF.
One of the RPG's im working on,  I chose to put out in the format of a rules viewer program instead of a PDF.  This means a program you launch…
In Publishing
Participants: Zzarchov, chance.thirteen, Eliarhiman6, jerry, Wordman, Clay, btrc.

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