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2/19/2010 hallsofvallhalla: Quests of Crocania
First a introduction. I am known in the indie game world as hallsofvallhalla. I know some of you here, many I do not. I have created several browser based games,…
In Playtesting
Participants: hallsofvallhalla, Ron Edwards.

2/19/2010 RedPissLegion: [IaWA] What is the scope of resolution
Hi, I was playing In a Wicked Age the other day and this question came up. Can a character action in a round of conflict resolve the statement that initiated…
In lumpley games
Participants: RedPissLegion, Noclue, way, Brand_Robins, stefoid, jburneko, lumpley, JoeBeason.

2/18/2010 Paul T: [Solar System] Knocked out of Extended Conflict and Intents
A question about complex conflicts (i.e. more than two sides) and intents: How do we handle situations where there are several intents a character would oppose, and a character is…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Paul T, Eero Tuovinen.

2/18/2010 BlissAuthority: Open artist call for a computer game adaptation of Bliss Stage
You may or may not remember that I was making a licensed (not quite 'official') Visual Novel adaptation of Bliss Stage. I've gotten a team together and I've been working…
In Connections
Participants: BlissAuthority.

2/18/2010 Filip Luszczyk: Controlling PDF Accessibility
Is there a way to display PDF files online without making it possible to save the file itself? That is, impossible without resorting to some m4d h4ck1ng sk1llz, obviously... The…
In Publishing
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, greyorm, Jasper Flick, Mike Sugarbaker, Paul Czege, Ron Edwards.

2/18/2010 SpoDaddy: RPG based on the TV show 24, mechanics that simulate time running out?
Hey all, I've been away for a while but I'm getting back into game design.  I'm trying to create a 24 RPG from the ground up, and I've decided that…
In First Thoughts
Participants: SpoDaddy, David C, Warrior Monk, dindenver, Ar Kayon.

2/18/2010 SpoDaddy: RPG based on the TV show 24, mechanics that simulate time running out?
Hey all, I've been away for a while but I'm getting back into game design.  I'm trying to create a 24 RPG from the ground up, and I've decided that…
In First Thoughts
Participants: SpoDaddy, Lance D. Allen, Brendan Day, Locke, thadrine, Falc, pells, Excalibur, dindenver, JoyWriter.

2/18/2010 Tom Clayton: Adaptive game design
I have recently been going through the 2003 essays on gaming theory, specifically GNS and femine game design.  It occured to me that choosing an RPG to fit a specific…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tom Clayton, Eero Tuovinen, chance.thirteen, Warrior Monk, Meramec, Noon, JoyWriter.

2/17/2010 Ron Edwards: [Forge Midwest] New thread!
Good news. 1. The room block-off is now in effect, so if you haven't, please reserve now. 2. The conference room is all set! (Thanks Willow) It looks like everything…
In Conventions
Participants: Ron Edwards, Nev the Deranged, Miskatonic, reaction, Tim C Koppang, greyorm, Motipha, c, buzz, woodelf.

2/17/2010 Ron Edwards: How about some love for Sex?
Hello, Here's an old thread to check out: Sex and Sorcery -- this book rocks!. Pride aside, restricted only to looking at the responses to the text, higher praise for…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Frank Tarcikowski, greyorm, jburneko, hix, The Dragon Master, Roger, James_Nostack, Calithena, ejh.

2/17/2010 jburneko: [Thornes] OrcCon 2010 Playtest
I got brave and took my game Thornes to OrcCon.  Previous discussion of the game is here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=28949.0 This was the first time I've run the game with multiple people. …
In Playtesting
Participants: jburneko, Noclue.

2/17/2010 pells: [Avalanche] - Goodies, there should be a way I could use those ?!?
First, let's start with the purpose of this thread, shall we ? - Introduce you to our new illustrator and partner (read associate as in art director), Greg Taylor. -…
In Publishing
Participants: pells, Eero Tuovinen, Luke.

2/17/2010 Luke: Dreamation February 18-21st
Hiya Folks, Many of us will be at Dreamation in Morristown, NJ this weekend. There's a thread on Story Games, Dreamation, Who's Going? that contains a list of URLs to…
In Conventions
Participants: Luke.

2/16/2010 Tensen01: Freelance Artist/Graphic Designer/Cartographer looking for work.
My name's Derek Hand and I'm hoping to find some paying work in the Illustration/Design area. I've previously supplied artwork for the Exodus RPG in the form of racial &…
In Connections
Participants: Tensen01, Ron Edwards.

2/16/2010 Ron Edwards: Walking Eye interviews me
Kevin Weiser interviewed me at the excellent game store Chicagoland Games, The Dice Dojo here in Chicago. It's the usual marathon, hours-and-hours thing that my interviews tend to become. These…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Paka, Troy_Costisick, greyorm, Joe Murphy (Broin), Gregor Hutton, The Dragon Master, Noon, Artanis, Calithena, epweissengruber, Melinglor.

2/16/2010 Corey_at_Keene: Fleshing out an idea.
[b]The Idea[/b] Knights of the Temple in the Middle East after the crusades are offered "wonderous powers" by demons as a means of corrupting their souls. [b]The setting[/b] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outremer]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outremer[/url] Outremer,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Corey_at_Keene, Falc, Noon, Mike Sugarbaker, Ar Kayon.

2/16/2010 Gregor Hutton: [Hell 4 Leather] The Joe Prince one!
Hey ho. We were supposed to be finishing off our game of Dragon vs The Gun (a Ronnies entry by Joe Prince that is making its way to done --…
In Playtesting
Participants: Gregor Hutton.

2/15/2010 dindenver: [Zombie Cinema] Awesome!
We played Zombie cinema this weekend! I drew: Such an Opportunity History and something else.   I decided I would be a Russian Mail Order Bride of the guy having…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen, Artanis.

2/15/2010 dindenver: [WoN]
Wow!   I have moorcock-ian ideas about Inselberg. and I have a group that is interested in playing Solar System.   I am still trying to wrap my head around…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen.

2/15/2010 Kevin.Weiser: A couple Poison'd Questions
1: Do the effects of multiple Wear and Breakages stack with one another? There are multiple ways to acquire the condition, what happens if you get it from two different…
In lumpley games
Participants: Kevin.Weiser, lumpley, Ben Lehman.

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2/21/2010 Gregor Hutton: [S/Lay w/Me] O'er Plains of Ice the Sky-Ship Sails
So, at WarpCon in Cork, Ireland I got in some gaming as well as enjoying the odd refreshment (ahem) at the Old Bar at University College Cork. Most of my…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gregor Hutton, Lance D. Allen, Ron Edwards, contracycle, greyorm.

2/21/2010 CedricP: [Sorcerer] Player AP
Hi. My playing group decided to try Sorcerer, so far we have done a "session zero" and played our first session. I was really eager to try Sorcerer, but after…
In Adept Press
Participants: CedricP, James_Nostack, Paka.

2/21/2010 nyhteg: [Sorcerer] Character Concept: Demon Ability Question
Hi I'm just warming up for my first game of Sorcerer and I'm trying to find the best Demon Ability for a player's concept of his demon. His demon is…
In Adept Press
Participants: nyhteg, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

2/21/2010 Brendan Day: [Blotter] a storytelling game about pulp crime fiction from the 30s and 40s
I've been working on a game for a few months, and I'd love to get some feedback on it.  I ran the first playtest last weekend, and I'll write that…
In Playtesting
Participants: Brendan Day, stefoid, Excalibur.

2/21/2010 Sebastian: [Hell for Leather] Blow up the Moon & Bean Sprout Murder!
For this week's Grind I'd like to talk a little about the results of a playtest I ran at Itzacon last weekend. What a bunch of creationizers! The two newbies…
In Playtesting
Participants: Sebastian, Gregor Hutton.

2/22/2010 Excalibur: QCQ: Quick Combat Question...Feedback on two ideas needed.
Greetings, and thanks for such a wonderful community. First off, let me say that my combat mechanics are inspired by Warrior Dice by Warpspawn games. I'm here to neither praise…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Excalibur, Locke.

2/22/2010 reveal: [ENnies] Submissions Form Now Online
Great news everyone! Starting today, publishers will now be able to use an online form for their submissions. Whether you’re planning on sending packages to the judges or submitting your…
In Conventions
Participants: reveal.

2/22/2010 Locke: [Definitive] Sci Fi Space Opera - thoughts?
The premise is that 10,000 years from now the galaxy is ruled by humans.  Human factions have enslaved, subjugated, and  in some sectors driven xenomorphs to extinction.  You are an…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Locke, Dionysus, stefoid.

2/22/2010 Motipha: [Apocalypse World] The Springs
I realise this is a little late in the game for playtest, but I finally got a group and a good set schedule to get a game of Apocalypse world…
In Playtesting
Participants: Motipha, lumpley, DWeird.

2/23/2010 Paiku: S/lay w/Me - where?
Hi Ron, I paused the Walking Eye interview when you started talking about S/lay w/Me, to go read up on the game.  It looks really interesting, from Gregor Hutton's latest…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paiku, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman.

2/23/2010 Vulpinoid: Games for Goblins
I've been inspired by a couple of things lately. 1. TA storygames thread about <a href="http://story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=11519&page=1#Item_40">games you'd like other people to design</a>. 2. The gaming anthology <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/norwegian-style/5140294">"Norwegian Style"</a> 3.…
In Endeavor
Participants: Vulpinoid, Telarus, KSC.

2/23/2010 davidberg: [Posterity] perform feats of legend and see how they'll be remembered
Two ideas for this. VERSION 1 Start with a legend.  Read it as a group.  Make the telling of the tale fun.  Can be something a player made up, something…
In First Thoughts
Participants: davidberg, horomancer, Vulpinoid.

2/23/2010 jb.teller4: IDEA: Opposed vs. Parallel in SImple Conflicts?
I understand that simple conflicts are always opposed rolls (using the extended conflict terminology) so the winner gets their goal and the loser suffers consequences.  Something I was idly thinking…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: jb.teller4, Eero Tuovinen, simonjberger.

2/23/2010 jb.teller4: IDEA: Adapting WoN armies crunch to powerful sorcerers, politics, business, etc.
I recently read the Prince of Nothing series by R. Scott Bakker and reread several of the Black Company novels by Glen Cook and they got me thinking about how…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: jb.teller4, Eero Tuovinen.

2/23/2010 jburneko: Sex & Sorcery and Houses of the Blooded LARP
Okay, so this is my attempt to collect my thoughts on the material in Sex & Sorcery, and Houses of the Blooded LARP.  Let me start off by explaining the…
In Adept Press
Participants: jburneko, greyorm, Roger, The Dragon Master.

2/23/2010 dindenver: [Solar System] New Secrets Question
Eero,   I was reading your advice on making new secrets and you advised not to change the pool cost based on pre-requisites of the Secret.   So, my question…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: dindenver, Eero Tuovinen.

2/24/2010 Brendan Day: [Blotter] shot once with a 35mm
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=29379.0]Blotter[/url] is a game inspired by film noir and crime fiction. This was my first playtest.  I went in with a lot of assumptions about how the game should be…
In Playtesting
Participants: Brendan Day, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

2/24/2010 Frank Tarcikowski: [TRoS] Destiny Spiritual Attribute
No, I don't have an actual play account (yet) where the Destiny spiritual attribute played a role. I will be running a game on Friday in which several characters have…
In Actual Play
Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, Noon, Paka, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards.

2/24/2010 ShallowThoughts: How can Narrativism moderate an entirely open-ended situation?
I'm splitting this post off of one in the Actual Play forum, entitled " Hot elves, morality, and the missing initiative roll". The comments made in it (especially those by…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ShallowThoughts, Ar Kayon, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Excalibur, contracycle, Falc.

2/24/2010 lumpley: Moreno, a Hero of the Forge
Moreno is vigilant about flagging spam so that Ron or I can come remove it from threads. If you haven't seen spam, it's because Moreno saw it first. Thanks, Moreno!…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Eero Tuovinen, Jasper Flick.

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