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8/31/2010 VAgentZero: [AW] SMG text ambiguity
It's probably too late to fix now, but I'll ask the question anyway.  In the character playbooks, the SMG is listed as 2-harm close area loud.  In the crap chapter,…
In lumpley games
Participants: VAgentZero, lumpley.

8/31/2010 Gregor Hutton: [Annalise] Pompeii and the Cult of Blood
Last Monday Joe Prince, Russ Williams and I played a one-off session of Annalise. We decided to go with a Guided Play and we'd picked the Pompeii one that comes…
In Actual Play
Participants: Gregor Hutton, Adam Dray, Nathan P., Ron Edwards, ekb.

8/31/2010 Mantisking: [Mechaton] Best Sets for Parts
I've been looking at the new line of Lego games and they have a lot of cool parts and interesting colors that might be good for parts sets for Mechaton.
In lumpley games
Participants: Mantisking, lumpley, David Artman.

8/31/2010 AdriannaDD: [Chrysalis] Initial Thoughts
I’m a student interested in making a small indie tabletop game. After much poking and prodding by my mentor I’m posting the initial idea for my game Chrysalis. The player…
In First Thoughts
Participants: AdriannaDD, Necromantis, Adam Dray.

8/31/2010 Certified: Dragon*Con 2010 Indie Panels
This year at Dragon*Con they will be hosting 2 panels on Indie RPGs.
In Conventions
Participants: Certified, David Artman, SaintandSinner, ristarr.

8/31/2010 JesseQ: Risk, caution, and tenacity
(I was going to call this a Wushu hack, but it's more like a bludgeoning) I've been watching I Spy recently (http://www.hulu.com/i-spy), and it occured to me that what makes…
In First Thoughts
Participants: JesseQ.

8/31/2010 Jacob26: Affordable Logo Design Company
You want a Professional Logo Design done, but not ready to spend hundreds of dollars from our limited budget. We at logo design gear understand your problem, so we came…
In Connections
Participants: Jacob26, Jason Pitre.

8/31/2010 Tayr_an-Naar: Getting all the players involved, not just in one aspect
I was discussing matters with my partner in crime for game design a week or so ago when I arrived at something of a revelation.  We're currently adapting a sci-fi…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Tayr_an-Naar, masqueradeball, Ar Kayon, greyorm.

8/31/2010 masqueradeball: Eucatastrophe
"But the 'consolation' of fairy-tales has another aspect than the imaginative satisfaction of ancient desires. Far more important is the Consolation of the Happy Ending. Almost I would venture to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: masqueradeball, Ar Kayon, Anders Gabrielsson.

8/31/2010 Finarvyn: Supplement "Wish List"
The thread that had the link to t-shirts and coasters and stuff got me thinking, mostly because of the mention of the "Sorcerer and Space" product that never was. I…
In Adept Press
Participants: Finarvyn, The Dragon Master, jburneko, Frank Tarcikowski, Paiku, Marshall Burns, Ron Edwards, Bret Gillan, wholeridge.

8/31/2010 Eliarhiman6: Murk, or beating down confusion
Hi! I am compiling a little "reading guide" on the concept of "Murk" for a Italian forum, prompted by Ron's recent postings and by the absence of that word from…
In Welcome to the Archives
Participants: Eliarhiman6.

8/30/2010 Jonathan Walton: Game Chef 2010: Sept 11th-19th
Mark your calendars! 10th anniversary this year. What will that mean?  A return to the classic format? Most definitely.  A great theme and ingredients? You bet.  Unexpected twists? Always. Reviews…
In Endeavor
Participants: Jonathan Walton, Vulpinoid.

8/30/2010 Stregheria Games: FREE Copies of the Stregoneria RPG PDF up for Grabs!
As a promotional offer to coincide with the release of my Stregoneria RPG, I'm giving away 3 copies of the rulebook .pdf absolutely free.. All you have to do is…
In Publishing
Participants: Stregheria Games.

8/30/2010 Moganhio: Tasks, conflicts and plot
I was in a debate in RPG.net and it came to types of games and mechanics. I think the subject is interesting and I'm bringing it here. My point is:…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Moganhio, Ar Kayon, masqueradeball, Ron Edwards, Rui!.

8/30/2010 masqueradeball: How many Attribute Types?
So, for my game, Shadows, which is a fantasy game that draws its inspiration from, among other things Ninja Scroll, Star Wars, Willow, Watership Down, His Dark Materials, Aesop's Fables,…
In First Thoughts
Participants: masqueradeball, Adam Dray, Locke, Finarvyn.

8/30/2010 Finarvyn: The First Ever campaign setting
The threads on the history of Sorcerer got me thinking. Gary Gygax had Greyhawk. Dave Arneson had Blackmoor. James Ward had the Starship Warden. Throughout gaming history, the "first ever"…
In Adept Press
Participants: Finarvyn, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Paiku, Calithena, Marshall Burns.

8/29/2010 Stregheria Games: Reviews.
My rpg is about to go into print in a few weeks time and I'm a bit confused about the reviewing process. A game without some sort of internet awareness…
In Publishing
Participants: Stregheria Games, masqueradeball, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Nathan P., Chris_Chinn.

8/29/2010 hostilespace: Hostile Space - A game of sci-fi horror
Hostile Space will be a game of science fiction horror emulating everything from Aliens, to Predator to Pitch Black. Set in the future humanity has reached the stars but has…
In First Thoughts
Participants: hostilespace, dwashba, masqueradeball, Noon, RuneBR, John Stephens, greyorm, Vulpinoid, stefoid, Bloomfield.

8/29/2010 Game Engineers: Looking for an animator (m/f) for Flash based "board games"
We are a multinational team specialized in designing board game - online game crossovers. Current projects include Proxy Wars http://www.proxy-wars.com or Zombie Masters http://www.zombiemasters.info for example. We are looking for…
In Connections
Participants: Game Engineers, Ron Edwards.

8/28/2010 masqueradeball: Pandering for Feedback
This is an alpha draft of a game I'm designing called Shadows (I know that the name is likely already taken, but it works for now, at least). I think…
In First Thoughts
Participants: masqueradeball.

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9/1/2010 Matthew V: [Rogue] A Game Session Observed & Organizing Playtests
I had the pleasure to sit (mostly) quietly in the corner for a playtest of my game, Rogue, the other day while two gamers ran through The Initiation. This was…
In Playtesting
Participants: Matthew V.

9/1/2010 Xeadin: [New] Magi Chronicles RPG
"If your looking for a bit of Role- Playing action, then this is the place for you! Experience the power of Role- playing like you've never witnessed before. All- new…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Xeadin, greyorm.

9/1/2010 Daemonworks: When playtesting, please ask your players to break your game.
In other words, ask them to abuse the game mechanics in the worst ways they can come up with. It's usually annoying to play a game and discover that one…
In Playtesting
Participants: Daemonworks, Jason Pitre, David Artman, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, Anders Gabrielsson.

9/1/2010 Lo.Ste.Pelle: SOLAR SYSTEM IN PORTUGUESE!
Hello there! My name's Stefano Pelletti, and is a pleasure write on this marvellous RPG forum! Despite Italian, i'm living in Brazil since 2002, and i have to say that…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Lo.Ste.Pelle, Paolo D., Eero Tuovinen, jrnmariano.

9/1/2010 Lo.Ste.Pelle: Objects in our CYBERPUNK ambientation...
Hello again people! (in my last topic i've forget to sorry for my elementar english)... We are playin' a CYBERPUNK ambientation of mine creation, named 2022... We were stucked with…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Lo.Ste.Pelle, Paolo D., P.Jeffries, Eero Tuovinen.

9/1/2010 Coplantor: [Eclectic Project] A multi genre game idea
Trying to make everybody happy around the gaming table I once thought of a joke campaign for a d20 game with all the pretty things my players wanted. What was…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Coplantor, chronoplasm, Skofflox, satellite12, a flight of stairs, Locke.

9/1/2010 Lo.Ste.Pelle: Secret of the Bullet Dance [SS/2022]
Hi people! Me again... eheheh... sorry, but i want to share all new stuffs, and learn more in the process... Look, i have just created this secret for my Character…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: Lo.Ste.Pelle, Eero Tuovinen.

9/1/2010 Paka: The Courtney Crumrin RPG of my dreams.
Looking back on these two threads: Courtney Crumrin & The Night Things  I choose you, Sorcerer And I don't see a mini-supplement but see an RPG that is…
In Adept Press
Participants: Paka, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

9/1/2010 Stregheria Games: To Charge or Not to Charge?
I read somewhere (might have even been on this forum) that some writers give the .pdfs of their games away for free with a view to making money if people…
In Publishing
Participants: Stregheria Games, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Chris_Chinn, greyorm.

9/1/2010 Stregheria Games: You Asked for it and now You've Got it! ;)
Some people have suggested I post in the actual play section here to talk about my game but I've taken the idea a stage further. I decided to try and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Stregheria Games, Eero Tuovinen, Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards.

9/1/2010 ekb: [Annalise] Fudging Annalise
[i]aka an Exercise in just plain Wrong[/i] When I first read through Achievements and Consequences, my first thought was of the positive/negative scales that are used in Fudge (partially because…
In ndp design
Participants: ekb.

9/2/2010 Jay Loomis: Anyone going to be at PAX?
The thought came to me later than ideally that there might be some indie-gaming goodness to be found at PAX this weekend. I know it's not primarily about RPGs, but…
In Conventions
Participants: Jay Loomis, SaintandSinner.

9/3/2010 Sonja: Agon pronunciation guide
Agon: ˈægɒn Aphrodite: ˌæfrəˈdaɪti arete: ˈærəteɪ chitonː ˈkaɪtən Dionysus: ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsəs greaves: griːvz Hephaestus: həˈfaɪstəs Hera: ˈhɛrə, ˈhiːrə himationː hɪˈmætiən melee: ˈmeɪleɪ In case you're not familiar with IPA, you can…
In one.seven design
Participants: Sonja.

9/3/2010 Sonja: Agon miniatures?
Are there any miniature series, either 3D plastic pieces, or PDF cardboard printouts, that are well-suited to the setting?
In one.seven design
Participants: Sonja, epweissengruber, two_fishes, Robert Curry, Noclue.

9/3/2010 Anekanta: [Lords of Sky] help with descriptive resolution system
Hey all, I've got another question pertaining to my fantasy game, this time to do with resolution systems.  I'm hitting a major stumbling block, and I'm hoping to get some…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Anekanta, Adam Dray, Finarvyn, Noon, masqueradeball.

9/3/2010 RedPissLegion: Independent Online publishing setup
Hi everyone, I play RPGs for years now (gezz, almost ten) but only recently did I decide to dwelve into the world of game design. Has a result I have…
In Publishing
Participants: RedPissLegion, Chris_Chinn, Clay, PiousFraud.

9/3/2010 Gunnox: Do you think I can use this mechanic legal?
Hi i'm new here to the forge and are currently working on my tabletop RPG called DrakeStrike which can be found on drakestrike.webs.com. Anyway do you think I can use…
In Publishing
Participants: Gunnox, VAgentZero, Chris_Chinn.

9/3/2010 Bifford: [Exalted] A Destiny Calls (Retrospect)
Greetings All. I ran a 2nd Edition Exalted game at Seaxe And Sorcery starting in September 2009 and ending in December 2009. It was my first ever GM experience and…
In Actual Play
Participants: Bifford.

9/3/2010 The Magus: [London, UK] Anyone interested in an regular Indie RPG meet?
Hello I'm thinking of setting up a regular meet for Story Games/Indie RPGs/Small Press Games in London. It would be based in a function room in a City or West…
In Conventions
Participants: The Magus.

9/3/2010 johnthedm7000: Story-Based Mechanics for Shapers
So for a while I've been working on a fantasy game in which players take on the roles of great heroes (in the ancient Greek sense of those with incredible…
In First Thoughts
Participants: johnthedm7000, Spooky Fanboy.

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