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9/5/2009 Skull: Playtesters needed in Portland, OR.
Hi, i need at least two more players to help finish up play testing my game system that i have been working on for the last few years off and…
In Connections
Participants: Skull, GameFind.

9/5/2009 opsneakie: Diceless (card-based?) thoughts in the very early stages
I've decided I've been lurking too much recently and not actually posting anything, so I wanted to get an idea I've been toying with out there. I've been thinking about…
In First Thoughts
Participants: opsneakie, Skull, henebry.

9/5/2009 Melinglor: Oracles for Outdoorsmen
So the folks that hired me to work at Middle-earth Camp asked me to come to an adult camp one evening next week, and lead them in a Storyjam. They…
In lumpley games
Participants: Melinglor, Paul T.

9/4/2009 MacLeod: [Intergalactic League of Brawlers] Combat Mechanic Revision
Two threads exist prior to this one concerning ILoB; one thread with lots of fiddly bits and an example of a battle and another thread concerning power sources. The first…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MacLeod, drkrash, JoyWriter.

9/4/2009 AXUM: Question about Ron's gaming history
[quote author=AXUM link=topic=28641.msg269224#msg269224 date=1252092700] [quote author=Ron Edwards link=topic=28641.msg269167#msg269167 date=1252008861] However, it's also the case that every version of Sorcerer opened my own eyes in playtest, to the extent that through…
In Adept Press
Participants: AXUM, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6, Artanis.

9/4/2009 Vladius: Dice-based Combat (Grapps)
I did a playtest of my own game. It was pretty fun, but I noticed that the combat took a while. It was approximately as long as 3.5e D&D for…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vladius, Artanis, Noon, JoyWriter.

9/4/2009 AXUM: The Adept
Hiyas! I keep hearing about this "adept" sorcerer option (& how broken it is)... I wonder if it has been completely excised from the current Sorcerer RPG book (the 2001…
In Adept Press
Participants: AXUM, Ron Edwards.

9/4/2009 morosophe: Producer as Limited Showrunner?
I had some thoughts about the role of the producer that I now realize don't necessarily fit the game rules of PTA as written.  I had these thoughts as I…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: morosophe.

9/4/2009 Seamus: Need Color Texas Flag at Reasonable Price fast
Hello, We are getting a little over budget and need a cover for one of our modules. I can do the whole cover design, I just need a half page…
In Connections
Participants: Seamus, Paul Czege.

9/4/2009 noahtrammell: [The Gazette] I don't need hands to kill you!
For those who don't know, I'm a new member to the Forge who absolutely loves RPG's but hasn't had much experience in design.  I've been writing a micro-game called The…
In Playtesting
Participants: noahtrammell, Artanis.

9/4/2009 Ben Lehman: Clover Playtesting Log
As I change the game, I'm going to record it here. Changes from the initial version to the second version: Cover has art Colophon is different Rules changes from the…
In These Are Our Games
Participants: Ben Lehman.

9/4/2009 scottdunphy: Changes to Conflict Sheet
It was just pointed out to me that the official download of the Conflict sheet has changed so that it now has a "Change Target" box mixed in with what…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: scottdunphy, Michael S. Miller.

9/4/2009 greyorm: [Sorcerer] Do What I Say, Now or Later
Rules query about demons, them acting or using their powers and when it happens, because there's a spot in the book that makes it seem as though a demon doing…
In Adept Press
Participants: greyorm, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

9/4/2009 northerain: [Dark Days] ''The man that never was''
This summer I ran some intense (8 hour sessions no less) Dark Days games, for playtesting purposes. This is the AP report from a single storyline, played over 4 days,…
In Playtesting
Participants: northerain, Spooky Fanboy, Catelf.

9/4/2009 matthijs: Can't buy S/lay w/me
I'm over at http://www.indie-rpgs.com/games/unstore/game/64, clicking on the "buy now" button, which takes me to PayPal and says I'm paying $0.00. Which seems very cheap, really. Is international shipping + handling…
In Adept Press
Participants: matthijs, Ron Edwards, Rafu.

9/3/2009 Marshall Burns: a possibly true fact about pirates
"When pirates are put to death, it is because they have been out on the high seas violating Admiralty Law, whose jurisdiction extends only to the high-tide mark. The implacable…
In lumpley games
Participants: Marshall Burns, Arturo G..

9/3/2009 Wordman: Research: rewarding idealism
I'm playing with notions of reward incentives for following specific philosophies, without really caring about what the philosophies are. I'm researching systems that already do this, and could use some…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Wordman, JoyWriter, Noon, contracycle, Simon_Pettersson, Vulpinoid, dmkdesigns.

9/3/2009 John Blaz: Close Quarters Combat mechanic
Hey everyone. I had this idea for a CQB mechanic before bed last night: Basically, each character's Hand-to-Hand skill is a die type, (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12), with d12…
In First Thoughts
Participants: John Blaz, Darcy Burgess, David Artman, Creatures of Destiny, greyorm.

9/3/2009 Sebastian: Are GM-less games one shots?
I'm digesting as many Indie games as I can right now, but it will never be enough.  I have to make a design decision for one or both of the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sebastian, jasonm, Michael S. Miller, David Artman, Eliarhiman6, Ben Lehman, JoyWriter, Noon, henebry.

9/3/2009 Tyler.Tinsley: About
I don't like it It's a tool but a blunt one. It's dissecting a frog with a hammer. sure you make it past the skin but what's inside is rendered…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tyler.Tinsley, anders_larsen, Ron Edwards, ShallowThoughts.

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9/6/2009 Matthew V: [MV's Rogue] Hello and Matching Rules to Play Goals
[b]First off ...[/b] Let me say that while I’ve been reading these forums for a few months, this is my first post. If I muddle up terms or post in…
In Playtesting
Participants: Matthew V, Simon C.

9/6/2009 Kanosint: An alternate-universe warfare RPG
[i]Please excuse me if I say anything stupid, I'm rather new here, but others have recommended I run this through here, to see what other designers think of this.[/i] First…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Kanosint, Vladius, BrunoDeLaBomba, Mike Sugarbaker.

9/6/2009 red_herring: Agon at Nuke-Con in Omaha
Looking forward to running an Agon session at Nuke-Con on 3 October. Had a great time at last year's Nuke-Con, but didn't run any games. While small compared to something…
In one.seven design
Participants: red_herring.

9/7/2009 fealoro: Universalis by Forum
Hi all Has anyone tried to run some Universalis game by forum? How does it run? There is some gimmick that could be useful? Thanks
In Universalis
Participants: fealoro, EvilCat.

9/8/2009 Tark: [Beyond Gods] A game where not everyones a diety and Texas Hold'ems a resolution
So while contemplating game chef I got hit with a lightning bolt and started to think about higher beings. Not necessarily gods (though they can be) but entities of extreme…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tark, Ken, Vulpinoid, greyorm, Vladius, Spooky Fanboy.

9/8/2009 fealoro: Play by Forum system
Hi all I'm (quite desperatly) looking for a good RPG system for play by forum. Has anyone idea if there's some games expressly designed for Play by Forum, or some…
In First Thoughts
Participants: fealoro, 7VII7, DWeird.

9/8/2009 Neon White: [Sorcerer] Will in combat and rollover of successes
Hi all, I have two rules issues on which I could use your thoughts. 1) Roll over of successes in extended conflicts: Let’s say PC Phil is in a fist-fight…
In Adept Press
Participants: Neon White, The Dragon Master, Ron Edwards.

9/8/2009 lachek: Cover art for con program needed: suggest and get paid for your pre-made piece!
We urgently need covert art for our game convention's printed program. We're not interested in taking away your copyright or even directing your creativity - we want you to solicit…
In Connections
Participants: lachek, epweissengruber.

9/8/2009 Albert of Feh: Destination: "Earth"
A few friends and I started a Short Campaign of SIS last week, using the "Making Contact" book I had another friend pick up for me from GenCon. We're off…
In Black and Green Games
Participants: Albert of Feh, Emily Care.

9/9/2009 Tark: Gamechef game wants to pimp out your art and make sure you get recognized for it
First a quick introduction to the game that I am making. http://jtarkpalmerwritings.weebly.com/the-gamechef-blog.html I need an artist willing to get the same pay I am (nothing dollars!) to work with me…
In Connections
Participants: Tark.

9/9/2009 Will Whatley: A Forum Like the Forge, yet for Independent Board and Card Game Design
(I'm unsure if this fits in with the purpose of this forum. OTOH it seems more relevant than Site Discussion.) I do (much) more design with board, card, and other…
In Connections
Participants: Will Whatley, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Darcy Burgess.

9/10/2009 Sebastian: [Lands & Stones] Gambling In-Character -> The 10 minute solution
Hello, I've written up the first draft of a prototype for a pretty basic, cross platform, In-Character gambling solution.  It's called Lands & Stones. Game Idea Marbles + Cards +…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sebastian, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter, chronoplasm.

9/10/2009 khyron1144: I believe I may be designing a fantasy heartbreaker
I am most of thirty.  I have been at least tangentially involved with RPGs since about third grade.  I started with D&D.  First a D&D game that was packaged to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: khyron1144, Creatures of Destiny, Ron Edwards, JoyWriter.

9/10/2009 khyron1144: [Planet] Introductory stuff
The working title for my possible heartbreaker is Planet.  Here's some of the beginning stuff from it, so people can see where I'm coming from stylisitically: Planet An Introductory Totally…
In First Thoughts
Participants: khyron1144.

9/10/2009 Klaus_Welten: No Strife spend limit for encounters?
I just noticed that the Antagonist's spend caps are quest- and NPC-based only, but there's no actual limit on how much total Strife he can spend in a given encounter.…
In one.seven design
Participants: Klaus_Welten, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

9/10/2009 greyorm: [eXpendable] Beta Draft Playtesters Wanted
Pretty much a repetition of what I mentioned over on the WHS site: eXpendable is entering its beta stage and needs playtesters. If you’re interested, drop me a line and…
In Wild Hunt Studios
Participants: greyorm, Marshall Burns.

9/10/2009 Audious: Exodusters: Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Western
First off, my first post. Thanks for having me. :) So, I hit a sort of weird spot of creativity the other day. I had an idea for a setting…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Audious, khyron1144.

9/11/2009 scottdunphy: [In A Wicked Age] Edited Play on Story Shtick
My podcast features Edited Play of Story Games with lots of commentary. My latest effort is "In A Wicked Age": Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. I try to be…
In lumpley games
Participants: scottdunphy.

9/11/2009 scottdunphy: [IAWA] Oracles for Convention Play
I reformatted some Abulafia Oracles for easy convention play and thought I'd share. I combined some similar Oracles to get to 52, split others up into multiple Oracles, and add…
In lumpley games
Participants: scottdunphy, DainXB.

9/11/2009 YEAH: HAUNTED! season of the heart
essentially season of the heart is a game about spirit hunting. the players are a group of voulunteers trying to save the world one evil book,demon,etc at a time. i…
In First Thoughts
Participants: YEAH.

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