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5/24/2010 LateNite: Back after a long hiatus
I have returned after a long hiatus of about 3 years.  I have lost all of the work on my old system in the making (known as Entropy if anyone…
In First Thoughts
Participants: LateNite.

5/24/2010 Simon C: [Bliss Stage] Different approaches to character
We're playing a long-running, seven-player game of Bliss Stage. I think we've played maybe five or six sessions now, with maybe one or two more to go. The group is…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Ben Lehman, itowlson.

5/23/2010 Heikki Hallamaa: [TSoY] Random crunch and snippets of material
Our group has played with the World of Near material for a couple of months now and like every campaign it generates new material and occasional new crunch. So I…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Heikki Hallamaa, Eero Tuovinen.

5/23/2010 Mobius: [Babel] Updated Combat Skil: Brawl
Based on feedback from my first play test I am redoing all of the combat skills and I'm looking for feedback on the first one I've finished; Brawl.  I'm putting…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Mobius.

5/23/2010 hansel: [S/lay w/Me] Yun-Hai & the Corpse-strewn battlefield
Brendan Adkins & I played S/lay today--probably the fastest turnaround time from buying a game to playing it, ever, for me. First: It was good! I want more! Now: The…
In Actual Play
Participants: hansel, Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, Brendan.

5/23/2010 Brimshack: Diplomacy as an Ability - Brainstorming options
I have been trying to work my mind around the prospect of adding a special Diplomacy option to Worlds of Hurt  WOH is in principle a conventional high fantasy role-playing…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Brimshack, Noon.

5/23/2010 Kerikath: [Eden Earth] Introduction
This is a rough, purposely incomplete introduction to my game's setting. The purpose of this thread is for anyone who's interested to ask questions about the setting, which I'll answer,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Kerikath, Noon, greyorm, Brimshack, PeterBB.

5/22/2010 Ayyavazi: First Session ever, need help and critiques please
Hello all. This was my first ever session of Dogs, and we didn't finish the city. Actually, we never got into a conflict after the initiations. But I wanted to…
In lumpley games
Participants: Ayyavazi.

5/22/2010 Ayyavazi: Passing on your turn?
hey all, I've recently played my first ever game of DitV, and it was a blast for all involved. I'll be posting the actual play a little later today for…
In lumpley games
Participants: Ayyavazi.

5/22/2010 hatheg-kla: [MLwM] Convention game thoughts
Ho I'm going to be running a game of My Life with Master in a couple of weeks at a mini-convention.  I've run a couple of games already for friends…
In Half Meme Press
Participants: hatheg-kla, Noclue, hix, Eero Tuovinen.

5/22/2010 Anekanta: [Rifts] -- Rifts workable? Possibly, maybe...
Hello again... A while ago I posted (here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=29542.0) that I had joined a Rifts gaming group for the first time in almost two decades, and was a bit apprehensive…
In Actual Play
Participants: Anekanta, hansel, Ron Edwards, Noon, Aaron Baker, Jarrodimus.

5/22/2010 Anekanta: [Lords of Sky] Skills revisited...
Hey all, This is sort of a continuation of an earlier Lords of Sky question stated here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=29506.15 In the last thread, I was concerned about the layering / depth…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Anekanta.

5/21/2010 Darcy Burgess: [CanGames 2010] - Ottawa, Ontario
Hi, I realize that this is exceptionally addle-brained, even for me, and therefore quite last-minute. Regardless, CanGames is happening this weekend in Ottawa, Ontario. I've skimmed the program, and there…
In Conventions
Participants: Darcy Burgess.

5/21/2010 Brimshack: Focused Playtest
Hello, I don't know if anyone will remember, but about a year ago I made some posts here about a game I've been working on called Worlds of Hurt. In…
In Connections
Participants: Brimshack, alloneword.

5/20/2010 Mauro: [S/Lay w/Me] Introducing the Lover
Hi Ron! While playing with Meme we had a doubt: on his first Go, "I" "must introduce the Lover"; the Lover must be described, also if maybe it's not obvious…
In Adept Press
Participants: Mauro, Meme, Ron Edwards.

5/20/2010 silentjudas: Social Media-based Role Playing Games
Hey, all. Been a lurker for a while and this will be my first post. For a while I've been running ideas through my head of how to bring something…
In First Thoughts
Participants: silentjudas, Vulpinoid, jprussell.

5/20/2010 thegonk: The Minionsverse, actual play podcast
I just picked up WGP and have really enjoyed it.  Here is a blog post about our games from another player, and here is our first actual play episode (warning:…
In Incarnadine Press
Participants: thegonk.

5/20/2010 Michael S. Miller: [DEXCON 13] Indie Games Explosion
Dexcon 13 is approaching. It's going to be held in July. From Wednesday night, July 7th to Sunday afternoon, July 11th. The convention is going to be in Morristown New…
In Conventions
Participants: Michael S. Miller.

5/20/2010 snippet: Boonex has ripped me off!
I would like to warn all webmasters who want to create a social networking site not to use Boonex. Boonex is a scam. Heres a group of guys that can't…
In Site Discussion
Participants: snippet, Ron Edwards.

5/20/2010 Dionysus: [Apocalypse World] New players...
Howdy all. I wasn't 100% sure where to put this. Is this playtesting or actual play? In here is probably the best for the moment - if it should be…
In lumpley games
Participants: Dionysus.

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5/24/2010 WJ MacGuffin: [DitV] Delta Green town - Alexandria (long)
Hi folks! I'm running a Delta Green/Dogs in the Vineyard crossover game in a few weeks and wanted to know what y'all thought of my town. It was a little…
In lumpley games
Participants: WJ MacGuffin, Paul T.

5/24/2010 Gregor Hutton: [UK Games Expo] 4-6 June, Birmingham, UK
Hey, <a href="http://ukgamesexpo.co.uk/">UK Games Expo</a> in Birmingham is just around the corner here in the UK. You can see some of <a href="http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/collective.php">the Indie Games being run</a>. I will flag…
In Conventions
Participants: Gregor Hutton.

5/24/2010 PeterAdkison: [DitV] Dog's Stewardship Over "Mostly Family" Problem
I'm starting my Dogs campaign tomorrow night (woo hoo!) and have a town all developed and ready to go. Then I reread the rules and noticed the paragraph on page…
In lumpley games
Participants: PeterAdkison, jburneko, lumpley, Paul T, Noclue.

5/24/2010 Sebastian: [Hell for Leather] Run & Rest - 70s Narcs
Last week I got another chance to playtest Hell for Leather, this time dressed in golden medallions and gorgeous sideburns. We built the Frame (world and setting) quickly, but this…
In Playtesting
Participants: Sebastian.

5/25/2010 Icel: Feedback for LEGEND
Hello, I recently published a simple role-playing battle system called LEGEND. I'd appropriate any feedback. download: http://www.eliteroleplayer.com/downloads/game-worlds/legend-beta.pdf
In First Thoughts
Participants: Icel, Mike Sugarbaker, Alex Abate.

5/25/2010 Fatespinner: Dice and throwing them
Hi, I like the game, but I never played it for one really simple reason. I don't like it to use that many different dice. Also the whole left hand…
In one.seven design
Participants: Fatespinner.

5/25/2010 Necromantis: a new (to me) look at skills. would like input
I am working on the skills system within my Fantasy roleplay game titled "a time of steel and staves" In the game I have created 11 characteristics that define a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Necromantis, Vulpinoid, Noon, philipstephen, Ron Edwards, Locke, Mike Sugarbaker, horomancer.

5/25/2010 pseudoidiot: [IAWA] Negotiating after the final conflict
Ran my group through our first game of IAWA and it went pretty well. One thing I thought of on the way home. I have a feeling most groups have…
In lumpley games
Participants: pseudoidiot, Paul T.

5/25/2010 outsider: Playtesters Wanted
I'm taking volunteers for play-testing my game, Crisis. If anyone is willing to play-test a rules-heavy generic combat driven medieval fantasy RPG. I'll include with it a "letter to play-testers"…
In Playtesting
Participants: outsider, Ron Edwards.

5/26/2010 Ayyavazi: [DitV] First Session, a few questions and concerns
Hello all. This is my first session of Dogs in the Vineyard. I have repositioned my questions up top here, as putting them at the bottom and not including DitV…
In lumpley games
Participants: Ayyavazi, Noclue.

5/27/2010 PeterAdkison: [DitV] Actual play, 1st game highlights, small rules question
Ran my first Dogs game last night and it went down GREAT!  I’ll spare you the details, but I’d love to share a couple highlights and get feedback on a…
In lumpley games
Participants: PeterAdkison, lumpley.

5/27/2010 Noclue: [DITV] White Rock Crossing, my new town
I'm planning to run this town at Gamex this weekend in Los Angeles (So, if you're playing on Saturday don't read this). I'm interested in any feedback. Do you think…
In lumpley games
Participants: Noclue, Paul T, Binny-UK.

5/28/2010 smarttman: More or less skills?
I have been tempted to write my own RPG, more specifically a pulp one as I love the genre, but I don't know how many skills I should have. Skills…
In First Thoughts
Participants: smarttman, Trevis Martin, Ar Kayon, Noon.

5/28/2010 Paolo D.: [SS / TWoN] Mechanics questions
After playing at SS (in the Star Wars setting) and TWoN, I've got some questions about the rules: 1) Introduction cost of equipment with imbuements I must pay the introduction…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Paolo D., Eero Tuovinen, Aetius.

5/28/2010 Ayyavazi: Is it just me, or is the server timing out all the time?
Hello, I've been trying to post regularly over the past week or so on the forge, and my internet connection is superb. I can access just about any website I…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Ayyavazi, PeterBB, lumpley, Eero Tuovinen.

5/30/2010 Ayyavazi: [DitV] Actual Play Questions about play (long)
Hello all. This is a combination Actual play thread and involves my previous first session thread. I'm looking for help and insights, as well as ideas and critique. I'll list…
In lumpley games
Participants: Ayyavazi, lumpley.

6/7/2010 lumpley: The Archives and the Live Forum
This archive includes every Forge post from minute 1 to the crash of May 30, 2010. The live forum is at http://indie-rpgs.com/forge/ . It begins with the first post of…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: lumpley.

6/11/2010 Ron Edwards: Welcome to the Connections forum - please read here first
This is the simplest forum at the Forge. Post here if you want to provide services to people designing independent role-playing games, such as art, layout, editing, or anything similar.…
In Connections
Participants: Ron Edwards.

6/11/2010 Ron Edwards: Welcome to the Playtesting forum - please read here first
This is a pretty specialized forum at the Forge, but it's arguably the most important in practical terms. Topics should go here if they concern a role-playing game which is…
In Playtesting
Participants: Ron Edwards.

6/11/2010 Ron Edwards: Welcome to the Publishing forum - please read here first
This forum is for a wide variety of discussions about publishing role-playing games. The topics can be how-to, or what-you-have-done, or how-does-it-work, or what-about-this, or just about anything. The only…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards.

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