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8/17/2002 Michael Hopcroft: New forum
I have been informed that there is now a Seraphim Guard forum in the Independent Games Forum section of the Forge. Aside from the question of whether this means I've…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/16/2002 Matt Snyder: Tough as ails ... ahem
Well, folks, I've good news and (somewhat) bad news. I always like to start with the bad news, so here it is. I haven't got the darn Paypal system set…
In Chimera Creative
Participants: Matt Snyder, Gordon C. Landis, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, Adam, Jason L Blair, TSL, Valamir.

8/16/2002 Michael Hopcroft: What is On Topic for this forum
When a company is as heavily involved in niche genres as mine is, I can;t help but wonder what I should consider on-topic for my forum. I basically decided to…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/16/2002 Michael Hopcroft: A New Forum! Huzzah! Now POST!
Yes, it's true. Seraphim Guard, publishers of HeartQuest and Fuzz: the Furry Police RPG, has a forum on the Forge! I don;t know whether this means I've arrived or not.…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Le Joueur.

8/16/2002 Silent Tamatama: Questioning the Laws of the Order?
Hey Clinton. I got a chance to look at your Paladin game at Gen-Con thanks to Scott Knipe and had a couple of questions about the rules for Paladins in…
In CRN Games
Participants: Silent Tamatama, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/16/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: octaNe screen-ready version
The screen version of octaNe has just been made available. And thanx to Clinton Nixon at http://www.anvilwerks.com, octaNe may be downloaded by paying customers! No more bouncing emails! Yaaay! While…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Adam, Seth L. Blumberg, Tim Denee.

8/16/2002 Balbinus: Forum based rpgs
Hi all, I thought it might be interesting to discuss briefly a form of rpg most of us have no real experience with. Online forum based rpgs. As I recently…
In Actual Play
Participants: Balbinus, Jack Spencer Jr, Andrew Martin.

8/16/2002 Bailywolf: OctaNe Resources online
Check this site out. http://www.pimpadelicwonderland.com/home.html
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Bailywolf, mahoux, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/16/2002 Jaif: Is Narsil a Longsword?
Ok, for those of you who've seen the LoTR movie (like there's any doubt<g>), what kind of sword is Narsil? I'm talking about game terms here - I know that…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jaif, Jake Norwood, Wolfen, Ben Morgan, Mokkurkalfe, Brian Leybourne, Hoser, Mike Holmes, Sneaky Git.

8/16/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Portfolio-building Opportunity for Manga-style Artists
I have a portfolio-building oppotunity for manga-style artists. My newest HeartQuest supplement, Musical Mistresses, os going to need art in very short order. I'm looking for artists willing to forgo…
In Connections
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Zak Arntson, Ferry Bazelmans, Silver Bear, xiombarg, ejh, Clinton R. Nixon, Trevor Curtis.

8/16/2002 Adam: You can't have just Luchadors. . . [Additional Roles]
Well, it was a given that I would buy octaNe when I read the blurb - mexican wrestlers? Shit, any game that includes wrestlers is a-okay in my books, and…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Adam, Jared A. Sorensen.

8/15/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Info on GenCon 2003
Well, the new floor space is going from 180,000 square feet to 300,000 square feet. More info: The convention's in July: July 23 - July 27, to be exact. The…
In GenCon Planning and Organization
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

8/15/2002 Michael Hopcroft: GenCon 2003
Has anyone thought about reservations for GenCon 2003 yet? Just asking.
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Zak Arntson, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/15/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Getting licences to old games
Someone on the GPA list was recently told that Tri-Tac's founder is shopping around the rights to one of his old games, Fringeworthy. I have a lot of good ideas…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, xiombarg, Eugene Zee.

8/15/2002 mearls: Phantasm: Competitive Horror Roleplaying
Unlike other RPGs, a game of Phantasm ends with a definitive winner. Either one character remains alive and the GM is out of dice, or all the GM has won…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mearls, xiombarg, nobrain, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, joe_llama, Doc Midnight, Jeremy Cole.

8/15/2002 Zak Arntson: Paladin - Inquisitor
My Indie Gaming Group is playing Paladin this coming weekend, and I've given them the choice (which I may have to make) between straight up Star Wars (with Jedi and…
In CRN Games
Participants: Zak Arntson, Valamir, Blake Hutchins, Bob McNamee.

8/15/2002 mahoux: Tell me a story...
Jason- What's the deal with the Bedtime Stories series? I haven't seen them for sale on the site.
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: mahoux, Jason L Blair, FatesPuppet.

8/15/2002 Ron Edwards: The sanzoku game at GenCon
I guess there might be some interest out there regarding the Sorcerer game session played by me, Jake Norwood, Jason Blair, and Peter Adkison last Thursday night? Well, let's see.…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jake Norwood, Zak Arntson, Jeffrey Straszheim, PeterAdkison, Paul Czege.

8/15/2002 Ron Edwards: What the industry needs (by me!)
Hello, I came to the following conclusions following some very intensive conversations after the Diana Jones ceremony, with two people who Shall Not Be Named but who Know Their Shit.…
In Publishing
Participants: Ron Edwards, Eugene Zee, contracycle, Clay, mattcolville, J B Bell, Tundra, wizardattic, Jack Spencer Jr, Valamir.

8/15/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Issue 1, yet again
Ok: So far I have the following articles being submitted for issue 1: Jake Norwood's take on angels for Paladin Jason Blair's samurai version of Dust Devils, called "RoniN" I…
In RPGevolution Contributors
Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Jared A. Sorensen.

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8/17/2002 wyrdlyng: Blood Types
[Disclaimer: I'm waiting on my copy of the book to come in the mail so I don't know if this is covered in the book or not.] I was just…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: wyrdlyng, Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, ravi.

8/17/2002 Christoffer Lernö: A Skill System
To avoid cluttering the thread on skills which has so much other interesting stuff than mechanics, I post this independently. Basically it's an attempt at an implementation of the karma-]fortune…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christoffer Lernö.

8/17/2002 Petter Sandelin: theory AND practice
Despite being a Finn I haven't been that in to LARPs, recently my only experience was a quite booring vampire game and I haven't read a single word of LARP…
In Actual Play
Participants: Petter Sandelin, Ron Edwards.

8/17/2002 lumpley: OtherKind
Hey. We played a first session of OtherKind and it went pretty well. We took it nice and easy. I GMed. Meguey and Emily made their characters there at the…
In Actual Play
Participants: lumpley, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

8/17/2002 Jake Norwood: Going out of Town and the Ultimate Question
I'll be out of town for about 2 weeks. Ben Moore will be around here, though, so he might be on occasionally to answer questions and what not. I'll also…
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Jake Norwood, Rick, Lyrax, Nick Pagnucco, Gordon C. Landis.

8/17/2002 Chade: Shoujo Manga?
Just curious. I've seen this mentioned in a couple posts, but I have no idea what it means. Any help would be appreciated.
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Chade, efindel, Michael Hopcroft, thrash.

8/17/2002 Grave Boy 13: Fears and Urban Ledgends Dealing with School...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could help me out with something. I had decided that I needed to do a few more Little Fears stories that take place…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Grave Boy 13, Jared A. Sorensen, Bob McNamee, Unsane, Comte, JimmyB, MK Snyder, Slant, szilard, Ron Edwards, magistrate, Little_Rat.

8/18/2002 Eric J.: Simulationismn and overpreperation
Just a quick reminder to thoes who forgot or don't relise I exist. I'm working really hard and soon I should return as a regular on the forge. This should…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Eric J., Valamir, Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, damion, hyphz, Balbinus, jdagna.

8/18/2002 jeremyh: Hey Everyone.
Name's Jeremy Hynds. I'm a college student. Love the rpg concept and want to write for HeartQuest. Talked to Michael; he likes this idea; am in the process of writing…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: jeremyh, Michael Hopcroft.

8/18/2002 Jason L Blair: NEW GAME: MODERN MYTHS
King Arthur is alive and tending bar in New York. The Three Wise Men are searching the Nevada desert for a boy named Jesse. Hercules is a construction worker from…
In Key 20 Publishing
Participants: Jason L Blair, hardcoremoose, efindel, peteramthor, Daymon Mills, jburneko, Sidhain, Comte, Spooky Fanboy, Andy Kitkowski, kregmosier, urbwar, Ninchen.

8/18/2002 Christoffer Lernö: Why Skill Resolution in a Sim game?
Digging into the skill resolution thing, I'm starting to question the fundamentals. I guess some would say this is a good thing. I think there aren't any Simulationist games out…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Le Joueur, Andrew Martin, Marco, M. J. Young, Mike Holmes.

8/18/2002 xiombarg: Daikaiju (long)
Okay, I have an idea for a game called "Daikaiju", a game about Godzilla-style monster-to-monster fighting. I'm brainstorming here, so suggestions/additional ideas/critiques are welcome. See, I was looking at Monster…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: xiombarg, damion, ADGBoss, Ben Morgan, Mike Holmes.

8/18/2002 quozl: Your public image
I have a few questions that will hopefully spark some interesting discussion. How much do your posts on public forums influence whether or nor people will pick up your game?…
In Publishing
Participants: quozl, Clinton R. Nixon, Ferry Bazelmans, Ron Edwards, Jack Spencer Jr, John Wick, Michael Hopcroft, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

8/18/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Rockin' new octaNe website
http://memento-mori.com/octane/index.html Yeah! To wit: the uncompleted sections will be for supplements, new Roles (ala Adam's cool new wrasslin' Roles) and other jazz, fan art/fiction/actual play examples and cool links. -…
In Memento-Mori Theatricks
Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Dave Turner, Jürgen Mayer.

8/18/2002 Christoffer Lernö: On to something? About Skills, a new scheme
I was lying in bed trying to sleep when this came to me. It's a simpler variation of the other skill system I presented, with more flexibility built in. Ultimately…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Christoffer Lernö, Eric J., Andrew Martin, Ron Edwards, damion, Valamir, Walt Freitag, Le Joueur, M. J. Young.

8/19/2002 Lyrax: OT: A little bit of humor
[url]http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20020807&mode=classic[/url] Have fun with this.
In The Riddle of Steel
Participants: Lyrax.

8/19/2002 Roy: Soap -- Dark Shadows style
I decided to introduce my wife to the wonderful world of narrativism ... and she loved it! We used Ferry Bazelman's excellent "Soap: The Game of Soap Opera Mayhem." My…
In Actual Play
Participants: Roy, Ferry Bazelmans.

8/19/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Musical Mistresses Update
We now have the manuscript for our first supplment, Musical Mistresses. This is a mini-campaign sourcebook for HeartQuest that is like your favorite magic girl manga, only slightly wackier. We're…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ferry Bazelmans.

8/19/2002 Andrew Martin: Fuzz: the Furry Police
Any details on Fuzz: the Furry Police? System? Setting?
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Andrew Martin, Michael Hopcroft.

8/19/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Ghost Tamer Miyaki needs YOU!
One of the core campaigns in HeartQuest is Ghost Tamer Miyaki, and we are doing a supplement based on this campaign. But to do this we will need playtesters, demonstartors…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

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