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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 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.

9/10/2009 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.

9/10/2009 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 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 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 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 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.

9/9/2009 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.

9/9/2009 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.

9/8/2009 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.

9/8/2009 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 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 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 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.

9/7/2009 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.

9/6/2009 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.

9/6/2009 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 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.

9/5/2009 Simon_Pettersson: [UA] I think I grasp Creative Agendas now!
This game happened some time ago, but I'd like to get some theoretical input on what it's led to. Here's the thing: I've been reading a lot of Big Model…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon_Pettersson, Ron Edwards, simonjberger, Noon, Abkajud.

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9/11/2009 khyron1144: [Planet] Attributes
Here's the start of the attributes system for Planet.  This is what I've got finished so far, so the abrupt cut-off is sort of intentional: Attributes Attributes define your character’s…
In First Thoughts
Participants: khyron1144, Warrior Monk, MacLeod.

9/11/2009 gtroc: [Alien History] Hope Mechanics
Hello, I am currently working on a game(the working title is Alien History) and I have run into a bit of a plateau in the mechanics. the game is set…
In First Thoughts
Participants: gtroc, Noclue, JoyWriter, Paul Czege.

9/11/2009 droog: PbP: I need some help with structure
Okay, I'd never run a PbP game before. I had a sudden whim a few months ago and decided to run my Dark Ages hack of HQ at a small…
In Actual Play
Participants: droog, Noon, JoyWriter.

9/11/2009 hoefer: Know of Any Midwestern Conventions?
Hello all!  Now that the dust has settled from GenCon, I'm trying to put together my marketing calender for this coming year.  One of my goals is to try and…
In Conventions
Participants: hoefer, jefgodesky, Ron Edwards.

9/11/2009 hoefer: What to Think?
First, it was really nice to meet many of you in-person at GenCon!  Thanks for sitdown Ron -very helpful/insightful... To business... I took a break from "working" on game stuff…
In Publishing
Participants: hoefer, Noclue, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer, Andy Kitkowski, Noon.

9/12/2009 MacLeod: [The Farmer's Epic] Random Aspects
With very few responses in my other thread, I have decided to scratch a different itch. This topic here is based on a thread over at RPG.net I started. The…
In First Thoughts
Participants: MacLeod.

9/12/2009 soviet: [Other Worlds] The Infected
So, last year saw the main tranche of external playtesting for Other Worlds. It went out to a whole bunch of different people and I got detailed feedback from a…
In Playtesting
Participants: soviet.

9/12/2009 leodegrance: Agon - pdf
Hi, sorry for the OT, but I've buyed the pdf version of Agon from its website (http://www.agon-rpg.com/) on September 3rd. 9 days have passed and I've not yet received the…
In one.seven design
Participants: leodegrance, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

9/12/2009 preludetotheend: Ransom/Pamphlet model
  So I have the rough draft of "Story System: A novel game" and while I connect the dots of it all I want to start gearing up for how…
In Publishing
Participants: preludetotheend, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer, chance.thirteen, Noon.

9/12/2009 Seamus: printing in Color and Black and White
We are putting out a fantasy setting and have some color maps we'd like to use in the first few pages. But most printers I have talked to told me…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, pigames, MatrixGamer.

9/12/2009 GameFind: RPG Game Find is now worldwide
I am proud to annouce that RPG Game Find is now worldwide. If you need playtesters for your games, go ahead and throw up your ad. If you are seeking…
In Connections
Participants: GameFind.

9/13/2009 chronoplasm: Tactical Combat based on 'Marching Order'
There are elements of 4E I like and elements of OD&D I like. For a while, I've been trying to come up with a set of houserules that would merge…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, Noon.

9/13/2009 orklord: Seeking editor for Game Chef entry
I'm looking for an editor who can take my text and make the language soar and also help me find holes in my logic.  At current draft, my game is…
In Connections
Participants: orklord, Paul Czege, henebry.

9/13/2009 Simon C: [The Heartbreaker War] Not quite as done as I thought
I guess there's always this vague hope in the back of my mind that I'll sit down to playtest a game, and everything will run great, everyone will say "Well…
In Playtesting
Participants: Simon C, Ron Edwards, hix.

9/13/2009 Sebastian: [Cops & Robbers] The Grand Caper Story
I was on Story Games and there was chatter about Cop & Robbers: http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=10406.  It sparked an idea, which I posted about, but I didn't get any feedback.  Maybe the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sebastian.

9/14/2009 dmkdesigns: Of Legends and Legacies
Here's a revised game description that's more than describing the system. What do you think? During the great Cataclysm the Denizens cried out for salvation and mercy to a place…
In First Thoughts
Participants: dmkdesigns, Simon C, Mike Sugarbaker.

9/14/2009 Jaakko Koivula: [UtB] First trial: Adventures of Pena
Hiyeah. Got to test UtB and it was a blast. Unfortunately only got 2 people with me, but the game worked pretty nicely still. Not sure if we got all…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jaakko Koivula.

9/14/2009 khyron1144: [Planet] Races
This is what I've got typed up so far.  I will be posting it sort of piecemeal.  Feel free to comment at any stage. Races Planet is inhabited by many…
In First Thoughts
Participants: khyron1144.

9/14/2009 Simon_Pettersson: [Standing Up] Unify, Divide
I'm not sure what kind of response I'm looking for in this thread, but the forum description said to write about your playtesting experiences, so I did! So I was…
In Playtesting
Participants: Simon_Pettersson.

9/14/2009 reveal: [ENnies] Announcing the ENnie Awards Fan Survey
Hello and welcome from the ENnie Awards! As you know, our main goal at the ENnie Awards is to allow the fans direct access to the publishers and their products.…
In Conventions
Participants: reveal.

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