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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.

2/1/2010 lumpley: We're playing Pokemon Sorcerer
We made characters last night and I've got a pageful of 1st-session prep here in my notebook. We're all more-or-less experts on the source material - some of us unwillingly…
In Adept Press
Participants: lumpley, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, RichD.

1/5/2010 lumpley: The articles and reviews are back
So that's good. -Vincent
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Jasper Flick, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, Artanis, M. J. Young.

11/23/2009 lumpley: IMPORTANT: Scheduled Downtime
Hey everybody. I'm going to be moving the Forge to its new hosting situation this weekend upcoming. I'll bring it down on Thursday the 26th and bring it back up…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Artanis, Eliarhiman6, northerain, Frank Tarcikowski, xenopulse, alef0, Miskatonic.

7/3/2009 lumpley: Atomic Array
Go check out the current Atomic Array. It's an interview with me and John Stavropolous about Dogs in the Vineyard. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

6/22/2009 lumpley: Psi*Run at a creepy-odd angle
A little while ago I ran Psi*Run for Meg, Julia, and Rob. We played it in 3 sessions. I was thinking that Psi*Run would be really good for survival horror,…
In Playtesting
Participants: lumpley, Marshall Burns, John Harper, RobNJ, Darcy Burgess, Meguey, jdfristrom, ophidian_flux.

5/29/2009 lumpley: [Time sensitive] a Live Interview
Hey. Clyde Rhoer is going to interview me live tomorrow night (Saturday May 30). The topic is creative agendas. You'll be able to listen live and to call in with…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

4/16/2009 lumpley: Database of independent rpgs
This is a call for software suggestions. I'm willing and excited to put some time and work into this, as the Forge's tech admin. I…
In Connections
Participants: lumpley, Graham Walmsley, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, The Magus, Adam Schiller, Eliarhiman6, Wordman, David Artman, c, Welkerfan, sirogit, Curufea, visioNationstudios, jmilum.

4/1/2009 lumpley: Vector movement in Mechaton
For anybody who's not following my blog but interested: I've just posted my vector movement rules for Mechaton, here. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, chance.thirteen, Eero Tuovinen.

1/5/2009 lumpley: Error 412 - anti-spam exceptions
Hey everybody. If you get an Error 412 Precondition Failed message, you've triggered the Forge's (actually, the server's) anti-spam measures. I've specifically allowed the word "gambling" through. If you want…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards.

12/10/2008 lumpley: Apocalypse World: Mary and Roark
Apocalypse World was SO FUCKING GOOD last night. Julia's character Mary let Roark and Birdie loose. I can't possibly explain just how good that is to you. But, like, here…
In Playtesting
Participants: lumpley, Meguey, Parthenia, Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid, Ben Lehman, GreatWolf, Artanis, Emily Care.

11/11/2008 lumpley: Announcing: the Indie Rpgs Un-store
Hi everybody. I'm launching a new service here under the banner of indie-rpgs.com. It's the indie rpgs un-store, and it lives at games.indie-rpgs.com. Go, check it out. Be sure to…
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Eero Tuovinen, wunderllama, Artanis, Hituro, guildofblades.

11/3/2008 lumpley: Have we already reached everyone?
Here's Jesse from another thread: ...what I've observed is a general attitude that "everyone who can be reached, has been reached."  ...just last con I ran…
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, preludetotheend, Cynthia Celeste Miller, iago, Pelgrane, Jake Richmond, greyorm, guildofblades, Valamir, jburneko, eyebeams, Ron Edwards.

10/11/2008 lumpley: The Bad Service
Hey. This thing where the forge is not connecting intermittently all day for two-going-on-three days now? It's a thing. The webhost knows about the problem, has identified the cause, and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley.

10/9/2008 lumpley: Storming the Wizard's Tower playtest rules
I've put the playtest rules for Storming the Wizard's Tower online. They're here: www.lumpley.com/storming/. If you haven't heard of Storming the Wizard's Tower, it's my own personal take on D&D.…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

9/12/2008 lumpley: The recent outage
Hey so we were out recently, then we came back, and there was a database error. It lasted most of the day today. I give it a 9 in 10…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley.

9/1/2008 lumpley: New Poison'd PDFs
Hey Poison'd people, the first edition PDFs are now online. Go back and download them afresh. There's also a nice Poison'd character sheet here that you can use. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Yokiboy, higgins.

4/17/2008 lumpley: [IaWA] Breaking Bad Habits
Bad for In a Wicked Age, that is. All of them are good habits for other games, variously. These are some rules restrictions I recommend if you're having trouble breaking…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Valvorik, jburneko, Troels, Mike Holmes, Alan, GreatWolf, Eero Tuovinen, Brand_Robins, oliof, Peter Nordstrand, David Artman, jenskot, Eliarhiman6, Jonathan Walton, Marshall Burns, Piers Brown, John Harper, Noclue, Valamir.

3/28/2008 lumpley: Calendar Trial Period
I've enabled the forum's calendar function. You can see a link up there at the top of the screen underneath the Forge logo. I clicked on and off some arbitrary…
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Troy_Costisick, David Artman, Artanis.

3/25/2008 lumpley: Why you don't roll two particular strengths
I've been saying "because it reduces the value of the advantage die." But what I really mean is, "so that there's still doubling on round 1 and (especially, given the…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, rycanada.

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6/21/2010 lumpley: Apocalypse World preorders
Hey everybody. Apocalypse World preorders and pre-print PDF sales are live! They're here on the unstore: Apocalypse World preorders -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

6/30/2010 lumpley: The Archives
The archives include every Forge post from minute 1 through the crash of May 30, 2010. They're at indie-rpgs.com/archive/. This, the live forum, begins with the first post of Jan…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Miskatonic.

9/10/2010 lumpley: Welcome!
See the official site for the rules: gamechef.wordpress.com. Welcome! -Vincent
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: lumpley, Kevin Allen Jr, jasonm, R00kie, Jonathan Walton, Vulpinoid, devlin1, Revontuli, Mike Holmes, solarom, baxil, hardcoremoose, mreuther.

9/12/2010 lumpley: Vincent's game thread
Membrane urban horror You haven't been married long, and now she hasn't come home. Can you go to her? Can she come back to you?
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: lumpley.

9/13/2010 lumpley: Putting Games to Faces
Games to names, really. In this thread, please say your name, say the title or working title of your game, say a quick sentence or two about your game, and…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: lumpley, B4GD, il mietitore, Bryan Hansel, hardcoremoose, Ben Lehman, merlin, Frank Tarcikowski, Jay Loomis, Gryffudd, ekb, PeterBB, Vulpinoid, ShaneM, wildduck, Jason Pitre, devlin1, aryus, baxil, davide.losito, jasonm, JeffR, masqueradeball, Sebastian, Revontuli.

9/23/2010 lumpley: And Now What?
It's cool with me if you hang out here in this forum and talk about your game, for just as long as it's useful to you. If you playtest your…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: lumpley, Jonathan Walton.

9/28/2010 lumpley: A Sorcerer PSA
To whom it may concern, If you ever have the chance to play Sorcerer with Julia Bond Ellingboe, I recommend it. She's very cheerful. She says, "my demon's need is…
In Adept Press
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Lance D. Allen, hardcoremoose, Paul Czege, Paka, James_Nostack, Roger, Chris_Chinn, Simon C.

12/7/2010 lumpley: Deactivated Publisher Forums
Hey, publishers! I've deactivated a million publisher forums. If you'd like yours reactivated, let me know. -Vincent
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, Troy_Costisick, Paul Czege, Emily Care, Tim C Koppang.

2/18/2011 lumpley: lumpley games' 2010
Hi. Here's how 2010 went for lumpley games, business-wise. I'd be happy to talk about it here, if anybody has any questions or observations. -Vincent
In Publishing
Participants: lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Miskatonic, Ghostlight Games, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Chris_Chinn.

5/31/2011 lumpley: Winterizing: Forum Closed
If you have questions or comments about my games, please bring them to my new forum, barf forth apocalyptica. Thanks! I'll see you there. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

6/21/2011 lumpley: lumpley games PDF library sale
Hi! To celebrate this beautiful holiday, I've put the complete lumpley games PDF library on sale for $25. If you're interested, check it out! http://www.lumpley.com/comment.php?entry=597 http://theunstore.com/index.php/unstore/game/105 -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

9/13/2011 lumpley: HGMO & GxB
So, screw it. I've decided to be enthusiastic about playing games instead of reluctant. Take THAT, me. HGMO is a sweet, fun, easy game. Give it a try. GxB is…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Melinglor, Ben Lehman, Jake Richmond, Daniel36, JasperN..

10/3/2011 lumpley: Playtesting Murderous Ghosts
Hey, I've been working on a quick-playing 2-player horror game called Murderous Ghosts, and I've just put out a call for playtesters. If you're interested, come to my blog and…
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards.

10/11/2011 lumpley: Lamentations of the Flame Princess is made of lies
Fruitful, fruitful lies. Let's see. It's our first real session, after a session of character creation and a bit of fumbling. I'm GMing. Meg's playing Van Joost, a dwarf. Sam's…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Paka, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, James_Nostack, Ron Edwards, davidberg, C. Edwards, contracycle, JimLotFP, rabindranath72, Abkajud.

10/23/2011 lumpley: Murderous Ghosts!
In plenty of time for Halloween: Murderous Ghosts -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley.

11/4/2011 lumpley: My 11 year old is scarier than me
I'm playing Murderous Ghosts with my 11 year old, Elliot. Playing Murderous Ghosts with a kid is delicate. Elliot's a kid who likes his horror, but still, I want him…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, kvanpelt, Ron Edwards, stefoid.

11/8/2011 lumpley: Lamentations of the Flame Princess: my job as GM
Session 2 was fun. (Here's some about character creation and session 1: Lamentations of the Flame Princess is made of lies. Please don't bring discusson of that thread's topics into…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, stefoid, James_Nostack, Eliarhiman6, Caldis, Eero Tuovinen, davidberg, JasperN., Frank Tarcikowski, Roger, happysmellyfish, Marshall Burns, Joe Dizzy, Noon, rabindranath72, Teataine, Anders Gabrielsson.

3/28/2012 lumpley: Mobile Frame Zero forum
Hello! Schoon has launched a forum for Mobile Frame Zero (née Mechaton): The Mobile Frame Hangar. Bring your MFØ talk and I'll see you there. -Vincent
In lumpley games
Participants: lumpley, David Artman.

6/1/2012 lumpley: The most important thing I've learned
If you want something to exist, create it! Thanks, Ron. Thanks, Clinton. -Vincent
In Site Discussion
Participants: lumpley, epweissengruber, VAgentZero, Chris_Chinn, jessecoombs, Marhault, Pelgrane, hansel, Bret Gillan, Graham Walmsley, Warrior Monk, hix, Simon C, Jonathan Walton, Gregor Hutton, Rafu, jburneko, Nathan P., Miskatonic.

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