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7/14/2010 Magnus Pym: Any cartographer out there?
Hi there, I am currently starting to develop my own PnP Roleplaying Game along with a, I believe, innovative Campaign Setting and I was wondering if anyone out there would…
In Connections
Participants: Magnus Pym, Tomas, David Artman.

7/14/2010 Vulpinoid: [Come One Come All] - A new free game
For those who might be looking for something a bit different in the role-playing experiences. For those who might like the idea of simply telling stories rather than rolling dice…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Vulpinoid.

7/13/2010 Marshall Burns: Musical magic
(I didn't post this in First Thoughts because there's not actually anything I need help with. It's just some musing and design-process-think. But we can still talk about it if…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns.

7/13/2010 Tomas: Business Plan Help.
a kind forum member has taken the time to offer me advice and suggested i start a thread here for my business plan. i'll summarise it here and any help…
In Publishing
Participants: Tomas, preludetotheend, Noon, Eero Tuovinen.

7/13/2010 HesJohnDeck: 20th Century Underground Railroad d20 Rules First Post
I have an idea about an alternate/speculative history RPG set in a world where the South won the U.S. Civil War and slavery was never abolished. The PCs adventures would…
In First Thoughts
Participants: HesJohnDeck, dugfromthearth, Noon, stefoid, wild_card2007, Vulpinoid.

7/13/2010 mythra: Storyteller Esq System Idea
Having played a lot of new White Wolf stuff, my group and I hit a little wall. Namely, that we need so many d10 to play almost any more than…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mythra, preludetotheend, K.Hoffren, horomancer, Noon, dugfromthearth.

7/11/2010 Tomas: Copyright resources (split)
i'm about to release my own game in a few weeks time and what someone from a business registering company told me was that if you don't register yourself as…
In Publishing
Participants: Tomas, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Nathan P..

7/12/2010 Tomas: stay as an individual or get published?
i've written my own rpg, like many other people have here but i've managed to attain a little bit of success with it. a major rpg shop in london has…
In Connections
Participants: Tomas, Eero Tuovinen.

7/12/2010 reveal: [ENnies] Announcing the 2010 ENnie Award VIP Cocktail Reception
This year the Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards are pleased to celebrate their 10th ceremony, and would like to invite you to participate in a VIP cocktail reception…
In Conventions
Participants: reveal.

7/12/2010 Jaakko Koivula: [Norwegian Style] Role-playing epiphany: Characters rule!
I might've realized something about my views on role-playing, bear with me. We played a bunch of norwegian games at the after-parties of Finnish convention TraCon. Matthijs Holter held two…
In Actual Play
Participants: Jaakko Koivula, greyorm, Noon, contracycle, Eliarhiman6, Tomas HVM.

7/11/2010 oculusverit: Layout Designer for Hire (actually for free!)
Hey everyone, I'm a layout designer with magazine and newsletter experience, as well as newspaper editing experience. I can provide samples of my previous work for any interested in someone…
In Connections
Participants: oculusverit, Locke.

7/11/2010 Dan Maruschak: [Final Hour of a Storied Age] Seeking Skype Playtesters
I'm looking for alpha playtesters to play my game Final Hour of a Storied Age with me over Skype. Here's the pitch: The end of an age draws nigh, an…
In Connections
Participants: Dan Maruschak.

7/9/2010 Binny-UK: [Apocalypse World] Text Error
Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but reading through my pre-print PDF of Apocalypse World I have found an error. Page: 15 Section: Harm And…
In lumpley games
Participants: Binny-UK, lumpley, Artanis.

7/9/2010 Tomas: rpg supplement writers wanted.
First off, let me say that this is a big idea. some of you that read this post may well think i'm trying to run before i can walk and…
In Connections
Participants: Tomas, Airafice, Certified, Stregheria Games.

7/9/2010 juliusz: Acts of Evil and Ashcan Front forum
Hello everyone, Do you know what's going on with Ashcan Front forum (and "Acts of Evil" subforum there)? Any chances for it to return online in foreseeable future?
In Half Meme Press
Participants: juliusz, Paul Czege.

7/9/2010 reveal: [ENnies] Announcing the 2010 ENnie Award Nominees
After going through hundreds of entries, the judges have narrowed the field and selected the nominees for each of the 20 categories. On behalf of the judges and the Board…
In Conventions
Participants: reveal.

7/7/2010 horomancer: Musings on Metaskills
I've been putting some thought into how to make a list of skills as small as possible and still be some semblance of accurate. I'm lazy, and don't like book…
In First Thoughts
Participants: horomancer, Ar Kayon, dindenver, Noon, preludetotheend, dugfromthearth, stefoid, Garbados.

7/6/2010 TonyLB: [DexCon] Who's going?
I ask with the virtuous purpose of figuring out who I'll be seeing in a few days, and with the wicked ulterior motive of seeking someone who can rent me…
In Conventions
Participants: TonyLB.

7/6/2010 Masden: [Industrial Age Fantasy] 7 Years development: My experience of playtesting
Hello all, I am a solo writer about to release a game called Industrial Age Fantasy. I just have to wait for my ISBN number registration to go through and…
In Playtesting
Participants: Masden, Artanis, johnthedm7000.

7/6/2010 oculusverit: Split the party.
Hello everyone, I have to admit I have read a lot of different posts and been familiar with Ron's theories for quite some time, but I have never posted to…
In Actual Play
Participants: oculusverit, jdfristrom, Eliarhiman6, Aetius, Marshall Burns, Jarrodimus, Seamus, dugfromthearth, InkMeister.

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7/14/2010 juliusz: [Poison'd] Question about rules
It seems to me that this question was already answered somewhere, but can't find it at the moment. When I spend three Xs to kill an NPC before the fight,…
In lumpley games
Participants: juliusz, lumpley.

7/14/2010 horomancer: Simple System Redux
Been doing much thinking since I started designing my own game. Below is my heartbreaker for a simpler and more 'realistic' RPG game with an emphasis on combat. I feel…
In First Thoughts
Participants: horomancer, Magnus Pym.

7/14/2010 Ben Morgan: Spookybeans
Alright, after lots of revision, the nearly final version of the Spookybeans rules are available online, for a limited time (fair warning, the post is long, as it's the entirety…
In Connections
Participants: Ben Morgan, Spooky Fanboy.

7/15/2010 Marshall Burns: [The Rustbelt] first crack at a character sheet; feedback requested!
[url=http://beyondthewireproductions.wikispaces.com/file/view/Rustbelt+Character+Sheet.pdf]Here's my first crack at a Rustbelt character sheet[/url]. I want some feedback on it from a.) layout-savvy peeps and b.) those who have played the Rustbelt. Layout-savvy peeps: What…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns.

7/15/2010 rycanada: [Sorcerer] 3 Humanity Rolls to get a new demon?
Hi, this may sound really dumb but... Do you really need to have 3 humanity rolls to get a new demon?  (1 Contact, 1 Summon, 1 Bind) If so, why…
In Adept Press
Participants: rycanada, Ron Edwards, Paiku, 5niper9, The Dragon Master.

7/15/2010 Marshall Burns: What's all this ISBN business?
Rustbelt inches ever closer to publication, and I've got me a question: what's the deal with ISBN numbers? What are they for? Where do they come from? Why/when should I…
In Publishing
Participants: Marshall Burns, jrs, Eero Tuovinen, Nathan P., Sebastian, Ron Edwards.

7/15/2010 PaulieRomanov: Army Men RPG: Ideas and Discussion
Okay, I have an idea for a a PnP RPG inspired by(But not based off of) the Army Men series of games, as well as other sources such as anime,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: PaulieRomanov, Magnus Pym.

7/16/2010 reveal: [ENnies] The voting booths are now open and Dream Dates are a go!
I am pleased to announce that the voting booth for the 2010 ENnie Awards is now officially open! To vote click the link below: http://www.ennie-awards.com/voting/ballot.asp 2011 Judges Voting This year,…
In Conventions
Participants: reveal.

7/16/2010 Marshall Burns: [The Rustbelt] So this is my plan
The Rustbelt first edition has been a zero-budget project. This is due to the fact that I'm poor (although hopefully the game will help with that, or at least keep…
In Publishing
Participants: Marshall Burns, Dan Maruschak, Noon.

7/17/2010 Garkudion: Experienced Stylized Concept Artist for Hire!
Hi There! My name is Larc, and I am a professional concept artist specializing in character and monster design! My style is gritty and somewhat stylized, and very cleanly presented.…
In Connections
Participants: Garkudion.

7/17/2010 smarttman: A Game of Elements (Not what you think)
I was thinking of creating an RPG where each character is relatively high powered, and has dominion over a certain element. However, I do not mean elements such as Fire,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: smarttman, Malcolm, horomancer, Noon, Magnus Pym.

7/17/2010 Catelf: Character Classes: Good & Bad (I'm considering it for a CoC-like Game)
Time since i was here .... Anyway: I have a working Game System, but for a specific Game, with a Horror-type setting, I am considering to use some sort of…
In Playtesting
Participants: Catelf, Trell, Skofflox.

7/17/2010 Sage: Continued Sales.
This topic is mostly aimed at those members who've actually had experience of selling games of their own. I'm shortly going to have finished writing my own rpg and am…
In Publishing
Participants: Sage, Malcolm, guildofblades.

7/17/2010 Marshall Burns: [BtW store] four games for $2 each!
I'm currently in some dire straights financially right now, but I'm not one to just ask for money, so I'm sellin' some games! I've put together a store webpage where…
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns.

7/17/2010 Sage: Indie RPG Awards.
I wasn't sure where to post this but i figured it might be best here as it concerns potential organised events. Are there any Indie RPG competitions that are in…
In Conventions
Participants: Sage, Noclue.

7/17/2010 Ben: "...Prime the ol Marketing Pump" How does that work?
Something GuildofBlades said in a post on the Continued Sales thread (and as quoted above) got me wondering.  How does one create 'buzz' for ones books?  Where does one advertise? …
In Publishing
Participants: Ben, Malcolm, guildofblades, Noon.

7/18/2010 Aniodia: Problems with differentiating magic systems
Hello all. I've been working on a system for a D&D-inspired game I want to run, and I've come to a bit of a problem trying to make the various…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Aniodia, Somnibus, dugfromthearth.

7/18/2010 Neil the Wimp: [Stroming the Wizard's Tower] Prognosis
Does anyone have any ideas on the prognosis for Storming the Wizard's Tower? Vincent released a playtest version of the low-level game, but I'm ignorant about what's happening with it…
In lumpley games
Participants: Neil the Wimp, lumpley, Paul T.

7/18/2010 bayonder: Monster, welcoming critiques, ideas and better ideas for a title
This is a game mainly inspired by Paul Czeges roleplaying game "My Life With Master", and along those lines I'm looking to make a game about "The desperate struggle to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: bayonder, Noon.

7/19/2010 binder: Proposing some Optional Rules...
After listening to a number of games of Agon (thanks Mel) and reading (and then rereading the rules), a couple of different thematic options sprung to mind - Divine Items…
In one.seven design
Participants: binder.

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