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7/29/2002 Jake Norwood: Paladin settings as articles
I was thinking that since many Paladin settings are going to be small ones (2-3 pages, although I think my Heaven and Hell one might be longer) that RPGevolution would…
In RPGevolution Contributors
Participants: Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

7/29/2002 ShaneNINE: Proficiencies and armor
Some questions: 1. Are you only supposed to put points in more than one melee proficiency? I understand that if you put points in one proficiency you can then put…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ShaneNINE, Jake Norwood, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/29/2002 Matt Snyder: Dust Devils: Last Stand!
Howdy, folks. After getting away from the computer for a weekend, I sat down for a feverish last leg on the Dust Devils rewrite. The text is nearly complete and…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Bailywolf, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Demonspahn.

7/29/2002 Fabrice G.: Problem accessing the forum
Hi, When trying to reach directly the forum index page from my favorite (?) I end up with a pretty: General Error Could not obtain user/online information Powered by phpBB…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Fabrice G., Clinton R. Nixon, Victor Gijsbers.

7/29/2002 Bailywolf: I've met a real demon
Recently some of the thematics in Sorcerer came into alignment with a situation in my life...not a new situation, but one I only just began to see in this light...…
In Adept Press
Participants: Bailywolf, Ron Edwards.

7/29/2002 Paul Czege: strangeness
Hey Clinton, I just posted to the "You May Be at a Disadvantage, But It's Gonna Cost You!" thread in Indie Game Design. It gave me a cryptic error that…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/29/2002 Brian Leybourne: Desperately seeking Sus.. err.. Nevermet
Anyone know an email address or other way to contact Nevermet (he used to be a pretty regular contributor here but stopped posting recently). I need to get in touch…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Jake Norwood.

7/29/2002 Jake Norwood: Paladin, Angels, Demons
I was actually reading Paladin all the way through today and I got an idea. See, I love the idea of the struggle between heaven and hell being carried out…
In CRN Games
Participants: Jake Norwood, Jason L Blair, Jürgen Mayer, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

7/29/2002 Wolfen: TRoS at Hexacon
Well, I'm back from my very first ever Con; Hexacon. I was a very loyal fanboy, and did my best to expose people to TRoS. First off, Retailer Report: Imperial…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Wolfen, Jake Norwood.

7/28/2002 Brian Leybourne: Sigh.. another group bites the dust
Had an RPG group collapse last night. It's never nice when that happens. Bascially, I have 2 groups. One is comprised of brilliant roleplayers, we have been together for 6…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, PosterX, Jürgen Mayer, Ron Edwards, Bob Richter, Valamir.

7/28/2002 ShaneNINE: Questions about armor
So I'm making my first character and I get to the equipment part and I'm rather surprised to see there's only leather, chain, and plate. What about boiled leather, scale,…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ShaneNINE, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne.

7/28/2002 Rich Forest: Shotgun Musashi
Hi all, While editing octaNe, I finally decided that it was time to write up one of my game ideas and get it out there. So I sat down and…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Rich Forest, Mike Holmes.

7/28/2002 Jake Norwood: Driftwood Mini-Con: [b]Three games![/b] (long)
Yesterday I managed to take a day off work and put together a gaming group for a really mini mini game convention. We played from 3pm until 2am, with a…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Zak Arntson.

7/28/2002 Philippe Tromeur: Dice roll : an attempt at something new [imajica]
For one of my projects (Imajica in its very early stage : http://imajica.tk ), I'm devising a new way to roll six-sided dice. Here are the main ideas : -…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Philippe Tromeur, Jesse Paulsen, Jake Norwood, ks13, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, M. J. Young, Tim Gray.

7/28/2002 Riddlemaster: Sorcery questions
OK need yoru help here got many questions about sorcery and hope you guiys can help 1. Mage gets jumped in alley.. assuming no suprise he and the mugger square…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Riddlemaster, Lyrax, Bob Richter, Wolfen, Sneaky Git, Jake Norwood, Brian Leybourne, Silanthous, [FHE]dave, Shadeling.

7/28/2002 Jason L Blair: I got a rack.
You can check it out here: http://www.key20.com/images/mag-rack.jpg I got it from Rob Stone (Citizen Games). He's going to deliver it to me at GenCon. It has 20 8.5x11 slots.
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards.

7/27/2002 Fnork de Sporg: My Lawer has Shark Teeth
[a href="http://www.geocities.com/fnorkdesporg/my-lawyer-has-shark-teeth.html"]Here[/a] is the rough draft of the basic outline of my very first ever indie game, My Lawyer has Shark Teeth, the competitive game of vicious legal combat. IT…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Fnork de Sporg, Ron Edwards.

7/27/2002 Jake Norwood: Bladeslingers
Most of you have read (or should have read) Ron Edward's Review of TROS here at the forge (www.indie-rpgs.com/reviews/). In it he refers to the seemingly out-of-place role of the…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Blake Hutchins, Bob Richter, Rattlehead, Sneaky Git, Brian Leybourne, Lyrax, Mokkurkalfe, Gordon C. Landis, Silanthous, Roy, Chade.

7/27/2002 Jason L Blair: Can I just say... Holy shit!
Peter Adkison, uberhomes behind GenCon, has joined The Forge. Now, how cool would it be to work with him on elevating the Indie Booth from a simple you+me+devotees to a…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

7/27/2002 Hoser: Hoody-hoo!
[color=darkred][/color] Hello folks! I am new to the board and to the game. I am in the process of moving, and packed up all of my books and minis and…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Hoser.

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7/29/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Articles I'm looking for, part II
Here is a big list of ideas for articles I've come up with. I've listed some of you by name below, but don't feel like I'm demanding anything - these…
In RPGevolution Contributors
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

7/29/2002 Michael S. Miller: Games happening at GenCon
Due to a number of factors, my wife and I were unable to meet the deadline for our events to be included in the pre-registration book. I thought some of…
In Actual Play
Participants: Michael S. Miller, greyorm, Ron Edwards.

7/30/2002 Valamir: Underworld
What Happened? I show Underworld as going inactive, yet there've been plenty of recent discussions there, and I had been eagerly following along the development of the new version... ???
In Site Discussion
Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Jürgen Mayer, Ron Edwards.

7/30/2002 Zak Arntson: Chthonian - Indie Gaming Monday (7/29)
Okay, we finally finished our Chthonian adventure, the first two parts can be found at: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2439 http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2750 Pregame Well, I didn't have the last section of the adventure as well…
In Actual Play
Participants: Zak Arntson, rabidchyld.

7/30/2002 greyorm: MORX...
...or, "More Orcs." Ok, I've got the system all hacked out, and now I'd appreciate some hard-core feedback on the mechanics and clarity of the document. Anyone who wishes to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: greyorm, Stuart DJ Purdie, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Valamir.

7/30/2002 Dave Turner: AMAZING and TRUE stories of Sorensen!
Ok, so Jared, Mike Mearls, and I are playing D&D3e last night at Jared's place. Mearls is DMing and he's whipped up a groovy, creepy "Island of Dr. Moreau"-type scenario…
In Actual Play
Participants: Dave Turner.

7/30/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: My first game design
[url=http://members.tripod.com/~tac_ezine/current.htm]The Physical Adept[/url] Long ago - actually, in 1999 - I submitted my first bit of game design to a 2nd edition AD&D fan zine. That's it, right above. I…
In CRN Games
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Jürgen Mayer, Zak Arntson, Jason L Blair, Jake Norwood, Paganini, Le Joueur, greyorm, Seth L. Blumberg, Paul Czege, Tony Durham, Matt.

7/30/2002 Riddlemaster: Ummm.. kick to the Nuts
Sorry but its a teh question.. if im fighting and say I parry high.. what would be the target for a groin kick?
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Riddlemaster, Lyrax, Jake Norwood, ShaneNINE.

7/30/2002 Ron Edwards: Sorcerer play at GenCon
Hello, So here's what I'm prepping for the con. 1) The Lincoln High Reunion demo, now blessed with incredible portraits by Rod Anderson. I'd like to run this a couple…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Chade, Bailywolf, Andy Kitkowski.

7/30/2002 xiombarg: An good idea is one worth stealing...
This is from an interview with Charles Ryan in the latest issue of d20 Weekly, about d20 Modern: We were faced with needing a whole set of rules for credit…
In CRN Games
Participants: xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon, Blake Hutchins, greyorm, Zak Arntson, Bailywolf.

7/30/2002 Ron Edwards: GenCon 2002 - THE MASTER LIST
Hello, It's time to coordinate just a thing or two about GenCon. People who will be staffing the booth and selling their games: Jason Blair and me (obviously), as well…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Michael Hopcroft, Mike Holmes, Zak Arntson, Matt Gwinn, Ferry Bazelmans, joshua neff, Jared A. Sorensen, Jake Norwood.

7/30/2002 Clay: Non-mainstream alternative
Clinton, I've done some very nice work using the free tools that come with most UNIX systems. LaTeX handles type like a dream, and if it's coupled with the Hyperref…
In Publishing
Participants: Clay.

7/30/2002 Paul's Girl: Wuh-therin' Hi
Last night my game group finished our final session of Wuthering Heights, or as I like to call it “Wuh-therin’ Hi”, and I’ll tell you why. I placed the game…
In Actual Play
Participants: Paul's Girl, Jared A. Sorensen, xiombarg, Ron Edwards, Philippe Tromeur, Paul Czege.

7/30/2002 quozl: Monsters
I just got a Monstrous Compendium binder stuffed with AD&D monsters from Ebay. Is there a simple conversion formula I could use to throw these monsters into Donjon? ---Jon
In CRN Games
Participants: quozl, Clinton R. Nixon, Bailywolf, Zak Arntson, ejh, Bankuei, Mike Holmes.

7/30/2002 ShaneNINE: Will this stuff be in Flower of Battle?
Will armor have different armor values vs. different weapon aspects (edged, piercing, bludgeoning)? More armor types? Peicemeal armor? (chain over leather, plate over leather, leather over quilt, leather plates over…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: ShaneNINE, Jake Norwood, Sneaky Git, Rattlehead, Riddlemaster, Furious D, Lyrax, Bob Richter.

7/30/2002 Nathan: Second Eldritch Ass Kicking Review
Sweet Lord... Eldritch Ass Kicking is ripping apart the fans into tiny little bits. :) http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_6822.html I am proud of my little child. But, it is about to grow up…
In Mystic Ages Online
Participants: Nathan.

7/31/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Throwing an idea for magic metaphysics
I don't know if this is useful for anything, it's more of a random idea I thought of and well, wanted to share. Maybe it can spark some ideas so…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Valamir, Andrew Martin, Bailywolf, Victor Gijsbers, Le Joueur, simon, Sleeper.

7/31/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Is this usual?
I got my printing invoice today from my printer and it included a 100-copy overrun (10% of the run) for which I was held responsible. It turned out to be…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, xiombarg, Matt Gwinn, GreatWolf, Chris Passeno.

7/31/2002 Zak Arntson: (Chthonian) Dilemma - Skill Scores & Character Effective
Chthonian consists of 7 Skills, currently you divide 18 points between them. These skills are Role, Aware, Stamina, Persuade, Research, Shoot and Fight. You can find the current playtest rules…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, damion, Bailywolf, Jared A. Sorensen, Valamir.

7/31/2002 Roy: How fast does combat actually play?
If you've picked up a copy of TROS, please do me a favor and respond to this post. How fast does combat actually play and how much fun is it?…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Roy, Rattlehead, Sneaky Git, Silanthous, Lyrax, Brian Leybourne, Wolfen, Jaif, Mokkurkalfe.

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