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10/14/2009 Catelf: Streed (R) Rpgs needs directions! (& co-developers?)
I said i would, once i knew where and how, and here it is. My main problem is, that i cannot seem to know in which direction(s) to take this…
In Playtesting
Participants: Catelf, dindenver, Maugh.

10/13/2009 Klaus_Welten: [IaWA] Making new Oracles: how?
I was going to write down a set of Oracles inspired by The Rose of Versailles, but I ask just to be sure: is there a criterium for writing down…
In lumpley games
Participants: Klaus_Welten, lumpley.

10/13/2009 squirken: Signature
[color=darkred]Has profile information been disabled?  I was trying to add my avatar, but the system wont let me.  I clicked Profile - and there isnt a link on the left…
In Site Discussion
Participants: squirken, lumpley, Catelf, cadman56, fatblogger.

10/13/2009 jasonm: MB: High Card Wins
Hi Tony, We've played three times, and in two of those sessions I have had the good fortune to draw the highest card in the game.  Once this was tapped,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: jasonm.

10/13/2009 7VII7: TAROT: Attributes take 2
Previously in Tarot: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=28832.0 Ok, Attributes, like in most games they represent your basic abilities but in TAROT they're a bit more specific, I suppose, then in other games, first…
In First Thoughts
Participants: 7VII7, Anders Gabrielsson, Catelf.

10/13/2009 7VII7: TAROT: IT LIVEEEEES!!!!!
Yo, it's been awhile (over a month counts as awhile correct?) And now I'm back with a vengence! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Weeeeeeeeell, anyways the flashdrive with all my work on it went…
In First Thoughts
Participants: 7VII7, Catelf, Mr. Mister, chance.thirteen, Toneblind.

10/12/2009 Noon: A spin on the ransom model
The ransom model doesn't work in my mind, and yet games have been released on it regardless. I'm kind of thinking it's based on how well known the person releasing…
In Publishing
Participants: Noon, Ron Edwards, jerry, greyorm, GregStolze.

10/11/2009 Artanis: [Theory] Let's have a good look at Colour, again
Hello A fair warning: this thread is going to be heavy on the theory. A little bit of history I like putting up links and give a general context when…
In Actual Play
Participants: Artanis, Noon, Simon C, greyorm, Ben Lehman, JoyWriter, FredGarber, Silmenume, Caldis, chance.thirteen, kuzuk, Marshall Burns, Troy_Costisick, Ashlin_Evenstar, HeTeleports, Ron Edwards.

10/11/2009 Supplanter: [IAWA] We Owe List Question
First chapter, I played Antonella, a blood-sorceress in her early 20s trying to save her brother from life as a temple prostitute, and got on the Owe List a few…
In lumpley games
Participants: Supplanter, Brand_Robins, lumpley.

10/11/2009 Reithan: [DitV] A couple - hopefully simple - questions
Ok, reading through dogs with a couple buddies and there's a 2-fold question we're stumped on. Part 1: If you're in a conflict against someone/something you're trying to save/help, how…
In lumpley games
Participants: Reithan, 5niper9, ffilz, Noclue, lumpley.

10/10/2009 redwing: Stunt d6...New Heartbreaker
Hello All! I have not visited these boards in quite some time. I have picked up the work on my rpg system (including a rules set and setting). Yes, this…
In First Thoughts
Participants: redwing.

10/10/2009 Reithan: Sorcer Site Broken
All the links are producing 404 errors.
In Adept Press
Participants: Reithan, greyorm.

10/10/2009 Nathan P.: [Annalise] Dracula Reloaded (and a new character sheet)
Hey there, There's a new Guided Play Scenario available for Annalise. It's called Dracula Reloaded, written by the lovely and talented Kat Jones and played to good effect at the…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P..

10/10/2009 etheruk: Fragments: A horror game
I'm in the process of designing a game for Halloween and would appreciate any advice that people can give. What I find scary are horror films which frame the story…
In First Thoughts
Participants: etheruk, flossy.

10/9/2009 Klaus_Welten: [IaWA] Entering in a scene
During our first session, there have been some situations in which a character could conceivably appear in a scene even if presence wasn't stated before; in a situation like those,…
In lumpley games
Participants: Klaus_Welten, lumpley.

10/9/2009 Jaakko Koivula: [The Mountain Witch] Weight in gold
Got a brand new group together. I have never played with them and think none of them have played forge-inspired games before. Decided to test The Mountain Witch and after…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jaakko Koivula, Eero Tuovinen, Ville Vuorinen, newsalor, Pekoraali, Baka_Kaba.

10/8/2009 Klaus_Welten: [IaWA] Five players... wait, wut?
So, in the very first page of IaWA is stated that you can play with "three or four of your friends"; however, you deal only four cards at the start…
In lumpley games
Participants: Klaus_Welten, lumpley.

10/8/2009 RobNJ: JiffyCon Greenfield, November 14: pre-registration open!
Hey everyone, just writing to let you know that registrations for JiffyCon Fall 09 are now up. You can find the registration page at: http://jiffycon.com/registration.html This time, we have it…
In Conventions
Participants: RobNJ.

10/8/2009 Shoo: [DitV] I'm not sure if I'm getting the rules completely
Hi all :) I'm going to run my first DitV game tomorrow, but I still feel that don't understand some parts of the game. If anyone could explain them to…
In lumpley games
Participants: Shoo, lumpley, jlarke, Simon C, Noclue, Warren.

10/8/2009 5niper9: [Capes] Importance of abilities on the narrative level
Hey there, I'm wondering how important the names of the abilities are for the feeling of the game. I'm asking this because I'm writing on a small scenario for Capes…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: 5niper9, Jumanji83.

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10/14/2009 Filip Luszczyk: [Misery Bubblegum] Vassal Module?
So, my Misery Bubblegum has just arrived today and now I'm considering my options for online play. I recall reading something about MB Vassal module. Does it exist, or do…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Filip Luszczyk.

10/14/2009 Seamus: Horror RPG
About to design a Horror RPG for our Network setting (there is a little on it at my website: Bedrockgames.net). All I know is I want to do modern horror…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Seamus, Anders Gabrielsson, Catelf, nikola.

10/14/2009 Maugh: Mayhem Gaming,
Mayhem I was recommended to visit this forum after discussing our RPG project with some friends at gen-con this year.  I've found some fascinating, but conflicting opinions on what makes…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Maugh, Noon, Simon C, Tavin, Catelf, lumpley, JoyWriter.

10/14/2009 Warrior Monk: Help with a heartbreaker...
I need help to balance professions on a heartbreaker I've been messing with. It's roughly based on Anima Beyond Dreams, if anybody ever heard of it. It's an incredibly broken…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Warrior Monk, Mike Sugarbaker, otspiii, Catelf, JoyWriter, Maugh, Anekanta, charles ferguson.

10/15/2009 drkrash: Artist signatures
I have an artist who wants to have a small graphic as a signature, plus a printed signature, plus a website address all on her work.  She wants this for…
In Publishing
Participants: drkrash, GregStolze, Jasper Flick, Eero Tuovinen, Double King, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

10/15/2009 Tazio Bettin: [Steamdance] Playtest needed!
Hi everyone, I would like to ask to whomever might be interested to play a strongly gamist steampunk game to playtest my attempt at game designing. Steamdance is a game…
In Connections
Participants: Tazio Bettin.

10/15/2009 Seamus: NH Game Demo at the Game Castle
Bedrock Games will demo it's counter terrorism RPG, Terror Network, at the Game Castle in Londonderry NH. The event will be held 1-5 pm at the following address: The Game…
In Endeavor
Participants: Seamus.

10/15/2009 gandrews: Retail--A good thing?
While the general thoughts here seem to run to self-publishing, print on demand, and PDF solutions, I'd like to discuss the traditional retail possibilities for independent game designers for a…
In Publishing
Participants: gandrews, guildofblades, Eero Tuovinen.

10/15/2009 Dan Maruschak: [Final Hour of a Storied Age] Seeking Playtesters
I am looking for playtesters for my game, Final Hour of a Storied Age: A Roleplaying Game of Epic Fantasy. It is a GM-less no-prep game designed to create epic…
In Connections
Participants: Dan Maruschak.

10/15/2009 Hasimir0: Solar Masquerade
Hi :) I'm a big fan of the original Vampire:The Masquerade setting and I wanted to play it with a system that actually worked ... so I'm trying to use…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Hasimir0, Eero Tuovinen.

10/15/2009 Ben Lehman: The Free Games by Mail project
Hi all, this has it's genesis on Story Games but I thought it would be of interest to people on the Forge. I'm organizing a project (short term -- about…
In Endeavor
Participants: Ben Lehman.

10/16/2009 Tazio Bettin: What should an rpg about cooking include in its crunch?
I've come with an idea of a game which focuses on the process of cooking. The CA I'm aiming at is GAM, that is, in a game about cooks who…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tazio Bettin, whiteknife, chronoplasm, Noon, otspiii, JoyWriter, Sebastian, Nathan P., Tyler.Tinsley, epweissengruber, HeTeleports, The Magus.

10/16/2009 Paul Czege: I'll be at U-Con in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, November 14th
I'll be at the University of Michigan's <a href="http://www.ucon-gaming.org/">U-Con</a> gaming convention in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday, November 14th. The convention actually runs from Friday the 13th through Sunday the…
In Conventions
Participants: Paul Czege.

10/16/2009 Anekanta: [Gangs of the Factory Zone]_Too much setting for a story game?
Hello.  This is my first post at the Forge, I hope one of many.  I'm hoping to get some feedback on a design I've been working on for far too…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Anekanta, Noon, Vulpinoid, JoyWriter, Catelf, Warrior Monk, Paka.

10/17/2009 Klaus_Welten: [DiTV] Is there a reason...
... not to choose all Excellent and Big items? ... not to invoke Demons all the time to get all those free d10s?
In lumpley games
Participants: Klaus_Welten, 5niper9, Brand_Robins, jburneko, Noclue, lumpley, P1NBACK.

10/17/2009 RARodger: [DitV] Was this too gamey of me?
I finally started a Dogs campaign. We only have a few hours each week to play and are in between the second and third sessions of our first town. Two…
In lumpley games
Participants: RARodger, jburneko, greyorm, Noclue, lumpley.

10/17/2009 Klaus_Welten: [SS] So, how do you poison a guy?
Let's say you're an Amneni assassin who needs to kill someone with poison. How do you do it? I can see a conflict to sneak into the person's house or…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Klaus_Welten, Eero Tuovinen.

10/18/2009 Shenron: Hey there Lumpley
I sent you an e-mail, just want to make sure you do not overlook it.
In lumpley games
Participants: Shenron.

10/19/2009 Simon C: [Dogs] Healing
This is a much more simple rules question than my previous threads. Sr. Abilene and Br. Caleb (Dogs) have chased down Br. Joshua (a sorcerer), and they've got into a…
In lumpley games
Participants: Simon C, lumpley.

10/19/2009 Seamus: Product Release, looking to advertise
Our first book is available to order online. It is a counter terrorism role playing game, and I am looking to get the word out without spending too much money.…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus.

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