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6/27/2010 Draco: [NEED HELP] Condensing Social Skills
Hey everyone, I need your help in shrinking/combining my Social Skill list. There are just too many, and it's possible to merge them in different ways. Thanks for all your…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Draco, Will Edge, Necromantis, charles ferguson, Aaron Baker, Jarrodimus, dugfromthearth, Marshall Burns.

6/27/2010 higgins: Flaws or weakness as an Edge?
Hi all! I was wondering about character flaws in PTA. The book says one can use a flaw or a weakness as an Edge, but that doesn't make much sense…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: higgins, Ron Edwards.

6/27/2010 Dietro: card editor
Because I'm very much used to cards (in Collectible Card Games and Board Games), as opposed to paper, I was in the middle of making a card-based RPG system. I've…
In Publishing
Participants: Dietro, Ben, Airafice.

6/26/2010 Dan Maruschak: [Final Hour of a Storied Age] Players bringing expectations from other games
In my playtesting of Final Hour of a Storied Age (download current rules here, listen to podcasts of relevant playtests here and here, or read the text playtest reports here…
In Playtesting
Participants: Dan Maruschak, dindenver, Noon.

6/26/2010 davidberg: [Delve] Is there any Theme here? Should there be?
Thanks to Simon's recent threads on the topic of Theme (here's the most recent), I've been thinking about the place of Theme in my game, a game in which Theme…
In Playtesting
Participants: davidberg, Simon C, Noon, Paul T.

6/26/2010 Will Edge: Seasons: Spring (Introduction and First Draft)
Hello there, Forge! I'm Will, and I'm getting into RPG design in a big way, currently (possibly due to the fact that I don't have any real gaming at the…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Will Edge, Vulpinoid, contracycle.

6/24/2010 Malcolm: [Okhrana] A New First Draft
Inspired by a chat with Gregor Hutton, I've decided to re-boot my long moribund game of political radicals and secret policemen, Okhrana. The old system (sort of like Contenders and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Malcolm.

6/24/2010 Eliarhiman6: [Blowback] Dentists and Night Clubs at Miami
Hi! I recently discovered the TV series "Burn Notice" (I am still in the middle of the second season, so please no spoilers). I wouldn't call myself really a "fan"…
In Playtesting
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Elizabeth.

6/23/2010 Lynn: Interested in Hearing from Freelance Writers
I have a few projects coming that include writing and editing role-playing game related articles and scenarios. What I am looking for is the following: Real Name Contact Email…
In Connections
Participants: Lynn, M. J. Young.

6/23/2010 Jaakko Koivula: Horror in Sorcerer: Does it happen, is it different?
Heya. Im doing a small bit about horror in indie-games in a finnish convention (http://2010.tracon.fi/). If it's ok, I'd like to strike up conversation about what do Ron and people…
In Adept Press
Participants: Jaakko Koivula, Eero Tuovinen, Nocker, Ron Edwards, Marshall Burns, Christopher Kubasik, Paul Czege, Miskatonic, jburneko, KevinH, AXUM, Finarvyn.

6/23/2010 jedijim: 'Civil Law' v 'Common Law' referee methods in role playing
This is my first post here.  I'm probably posting this in the wrong place, in the wrong way, and at the wrong time.  I apologize in advance for any and…
In Actual Play
Participants: jedijim, Bloomfield, Simon C, Noon, jdfristrom.

6/22/2010 Bloomfield: Driven - representing motivation, obsession, mania
I am developing a little homebrew (mostly derivative) set of rules. The starting point is Chronica Feudalis (by Jeremy Keller), which is like FATE using polyhedral dice to rank skills…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bloomfield, Noon.

6/22/2010 Juggernaut1981: RE: Experience Buy system VS Level System
Hello all, I know I haven't posted in the "current games" section, that's mostly because I am not currently in a position to have a regular playgroup.  I have previously…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Juggernaut1981, Noon, Falc, Necromantis, Will Edge, Aaron Baker, contracycle, thadrine, dugfromthearth, johnthedm7000.

6/22/2010 Noon: Playtest for a very small browser game
This is small at the moment. I'll describe it as fighting battles so you can unlock more of the story of the local area and it's troubled history, advancing through.…
In Connections
Participants: Noon, slashandz, masqueradeball.

6/21/2010 demiurgeastaroth: Forge bookshelf - who do I contact?
I have a problem with the forge bookshelf, and tried sending an email to webmaster@indie-rpgs.com - but could a "Delivery Status Notification (Failure)" What is the correct error? Also, I…
In Site Discussion
Participants: demiurgeastaroth, lumpley.

6/21/2010 dindenver: [Steampunk Crescendo] First big playtest
We had out first big playtest. Our group consists of 6 people plus the GM (me). We began by sharing our expectations for this adventure, we came up with: Repression…
In Playtesting
Participants: dindenver.

6/21/2010 Graham Walmsley: Announcing Little Game Chef 2010
Jason, Eero and I are running another round of Little Game Chef. This time, the theme is comedy. Full details on Story Games Graham
In Endeavor
Participants: Graham Walmsley.

6/21/2010 Sebastian: [Hell for Leather] Good coke, bad taste (80s fun)
We got caught stealing drugs from kids. That was the opening conception for the collection of buff thugs starring in this week's 80s extravaganza. Following up from our 70s, disco-licious,…
In Playtesting
Participants: Sebastian.

6/21/2010 Monte: "Composition games": theory and practice
Before I ask you for advice, allow me to introduce myself, since I am new to The Forge. I have been playing role-playing games off and on for thirty years.…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Monte, Vulpinoid, Ar Kayon, Noon.

6/21/2010 Monte: San Diego Museum of Man Game Design Competition
I was at the San Diego Museum of Man in Balboa Park today and saw their exhibit "Counter Cultures: the Secret Lives of Games". I set aside my comments about…
In Endeavor
Participants: Monte.

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6/27/2010 Aaron Baker: Am I in the right place?
OK, I think I am following the rules... I read in the "First Thoughts" area that before I post my idea for a game there that I should post here…
In Actual Play
Participants: Aaron Baker, Miskatonic, Trevis Martin, davidvs, Ron Edwards.

6/28/2010 Aaron Baker: My play style
Per: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php?topic=29929.0 I am starting a new thread to discuss my play style and experiences.  I think I should start a new thread, because this thread will be about my…
In Actual Play
Participants: Aaron Baker, Miskatonic, contracycle, Noon, dugfromthearth.

6/28/2010 Nathan P.: [Annalise] Final Edition Info & Updates
The Final Edition of Annalise is on the horizon. Barring catastrophe, it will be available in print at Gen Con Indy, and in PDF shortly before that. Annalise is a…
In ndp design
Participants: Nathan P..

6/29/2010 Rodrigo: Fiasco at Origins
Got a chance to play Fiasco at Origins, and was very pleased.  Can't wait to share it with my friends. 
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: Rodrigo, jasonm.

6/29/2010 Jason_King: Playtesting Vandeala
Been working on Vandeala for 12 years. Finally becoming serious about making this game public. I am still in the playtesting phase as the rules has been recently changed. I…
In Playtesting
Participants: Jason_King, Artanis.

6/29/2010 Necromantis: Layout for my character sheet. see any flaws?
Hey guys, Just trying to get some feedback on the character sheet that I designed for my upcoming RPG Though I admit I have…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Necromantis, horomancer, davidvs, thadrine, Tom.

6/29/2010 punkbohemian: writer's block: naming a race
I'm having trouble naming a race for my game. Basically, they are mineral in nature (predominantly silicate, elemental metals, etc.). The core of their being is this crystalline material which…
In First Thoughts
Participants: punkbohemian, Necromantis, Marshall Burns, Ghilemear.

6/29/2010 Kordeth: [DitV] A funny thing happened on the way to Anders' Crossing.... (AKA a town)
Last night I sat down to work up a second town for my Dogs in the Vineyard game (we'll be kicking it off Wednesday night with Tower Creek out of…
In lumpley games
Participants: Kordeth, lumpley, Binny-UK, rntz.

6/29/2010 vellu82: [Solar System] Aggravated Harm and Pool
In tWoN the aggravated Harm isn't associated to any Pool. It don't shake down at the end of the Extended Conflict, but if I heal it by an appropriate Ability…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: vellu82, Eero Tuovinen.

6/29/2010 Aaron Baker: Generic Level-Based system, first thoughts?
Concept: As the title says, level based system, intended to be generic.  Takes a lot of the "bones," from the various DnD varieties, but with a "KISS," approach based on…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Aaron Baker, horomancer, Noon, contracycle, Trevis Martin, davidvs.

6/30/2010 Filip Luszczyk: Advancement mechanics
I'm interested in advancement mechanics that meet the following criteria: * Self-balancing. System automatically compensates mechanical difficulty with adequate mechanical rewards. * No empty tests. Every instance of resolution should…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Filip Luszczyk, Aaron Baker, horomancer, contracycle, opsneakie, davidvs, dugfromthearth.

6/30/2010 Paolo D.: [SS/TWoN] Questions: success in conflict, npc and characters, keys, death
Ok, again a couple of questions after some play: (P.S. : well... More than a couple :-) ) 1) SUCCESS IN CONFLICT In a simple conflict (or in Opposed action…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Paolo D., Eero Tuovinen.

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.

6/30/2010 ronfig: web hosting and site building advice
Goal: 1)  to move over a wordpress blog to a newly owned domain name         2)  to be able to upload downloadable pdfs from this blog  …
In Connections
Participants: ronfig, Tomas, M. J. Young.

6/30/2010 Ron Edwards: Welcome to the Adept Press forum
[i]originally posted August 27, 2004; slightly corrected and updated[/i] Hello, and welcome to the Adept Press forum! Rules - all the basic Forge rules in the Site Discussion sticky apply…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards.

7/1/2010 ravingmalcontent: Looking for 4 to 6 play testers
I am looking for testers/players for a Table-Top Role Playing Game (RPG) in the Seattle and "greater east side" area of Western Washington State. It is a game system which…
In Connections
Participants: ravingmalcontent.

7/1/2010 epweissengruber: Sorcerer and Steam
I am setting up the basics for a Sorcerer session at an upcoming convention.  It will be a 2-parter: Part 1 will be the set-up of a 1 sheet and…
In Adept Press
Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards.

7/1/2010 KevinH: Emotional responses in RPGs
Hello all, in this thread Horror in Sorcerer: Does it happen, is it different?, I raised the question, "Do any rulesets reliably elicit emotional responses, of any form, from the…
In Actual Play
Participants: KevinH, Artanis, Aaron Baker, Noon, Jaakko Koivula, davidvs, intorporeal, Anders Gabrielsson, masqueradeball.

7/1/2010 Bill: Do these eight base stats look good to you?
Hello! I am working on a pen and paper rpg, and I wanted to get opinions of the eight base stats. The goal here is to have eight stats that…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Bill, Necromantis, Noon, Aaron Baker, ravingmalcontent, Ar Kayon, davidvs, Paladin.

7/1/2010 Khimus: My play stile
Ok, following Ron´s advice on "Welcome to the First Thoughts Forum", I decided to create a thread about my experiencies and style in rpging. First of all, I got introduced…
In Actual Play
Participants: Khimus, dugfromthearth, Caldis, Ron Edwards, Eliarhiman6.

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