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11/25/2010 happysmellyfish: [Freud!] Looking for experts
I'm gearing up for an outrageously ambitious series of short games. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php?topic=30712 Check out the link to see my first tentative thoughts. Essentially, I want to take the foundational ideas…
In Connections
Participants: happysmellyfish.

11/24/2010 kendrick_h: Storming the Wizard's Tower?
Reading over the old playtest book again has gotten me very excited for this! Any word on when we can look forward to updates? Are you accepting open playtesters like…
In lumpley games
Participants: kendrick_h, revenant.

11/24/2010 happysmellyfish: [Freud!] Is there a precedent?
I've been lurking around the Forge archives for about a month now, and have a game concept I'd like to float. The only other personal info I think might be…
In First Thoughts
Participants: happysmellyfish, Bill_White, Abkajud, ShallowThoughts, SortableBadger, The Magus, endymion.

11/23/2010 Marshall Burns: [The Rustbelt] yay, my first review!
Wilper reviewed the Rustbelt on his blog. Check it out! http://wilper.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/reading-the-rustbelt-tales-of-tenacity-depravity-and-hope-by-d-marshall-burns/ -Marshall
In Beyond the Wire Productions
Participants: Marshall Burns.

11/23/2010 ampetry17: Elfs rocks
I ran a pick-up game last Memorial Day weekend at Marcon (Multiple Alternative Realities Convention) in Columbus, OH. It was a huge hit. I had my gaming group who were…
In Actual Play
Participants: ampetry17, Ron Edwards.

11/23/2010 Ron Edwards: [The Walking Eye] An interview
Hi there, Kevin Weiser wanted to interview me about the Forge Winter dustups on other sites, and although I really don't have much interest in What The Great Big Internet…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Chris_Chinn, Melinglor.

11/22/2010 MatrixGamer: The GNS and Theory Forums
I just popped in today to do some reading and though about going back to the beginning of the RPG theory forum. I know they used to be up even…
In Site Discussion
Participants: MatrixGamer, jburneko, Eero Tuovinen, Frank Tarcikowski, lumpley.

11/22/2010 John Stephens: [Tunnels & Trolls] Questions about "Colonizing goblin lands"
I just found Eero's Colonizing goblin lands thread and pored over it with interest. I love the atmosphere and color evoked by the setting and reports, and…
In Actual Play
Participants: John Stephens, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Ron Edwards.

11/22/2010 vellu82: [Near] A little question
Hi, Eero. I've read this, in the Sky God Faith Crunch: Secret of the Axiom A character with this Secret may gain Blessings. Either he asks for one with PRAY…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: vellu82, Eero Tuovinen, Mr. Mario.

11/22/2010 DanielZKlein: [Fiasco] The abortion that didn't take
I played Fiasco tonight with three friends who have varying levels of experience with rpgs. I myself have a fair bit of experience with story games (and a long and…
In Actual Play
Participants: DanielZKlein, jasonm, SusanAHolmgren, David Artman.

11/21/2010 Stregheria Games: Tetractys Engine (IGL)
I will be releasing the core mechanic on which my Stregoneria rpg is built upon as a free independant document under what I'm calling an IGL (Independant Gamin License.) This…
In Publishing
Participants: Stregheria Games.

11/21/2010 markerjones2031: Seeking Artist(s)
I am in the process of final revision of my manuscript RPG looking to pass my goal of 250 pages. This is a science fiction game with a strong story…
In Connections
Participants: markerjones2031.

11/20/2010 Ben Lehman: An Experiment in Sliding Scale Pricing
Hey all. So I'm trying out a new thing! I've decided that my eBooks are going to be priced not based on what I think they're worth, but on what…
In Publishing
Participants: Ben Lehman.

11/20/2010 Stregheria Games: Going Universal.
My game Stregoneria is about to be released (proofreading is over 2/3 the way through now) and I've started extracting the mechanics out of it and compiling them into a…
In Publishing
Participants: Stregheria Games, Jason Pitre.

11/20/2010 ChantalFournier: Illustrator with 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry
I have been working in videogames for the last 10 years and I'm looking into branching out in the rpg, card and boardgame industry. I'm reliable and adaptable. You can…
In Connections
Participants: ChantalFournier.

11/19/2010 Paco Garcia: The 4th of December is Play in Public UK Day!
G*M*S Magazine (http://www.gmsmagazine.com) is sponsoring a UK Play In Public Campaign Day on the 4th of December and there will be a Castle Ravenloft game up for grabs for the…
In Conventions
Participants: Paco Garcia.

11/19/2010 Abkajud: [Dwarf Fortress] whoops! it's Right to Dream play!
Anybody ever design a game, execute it correctly, and then think "Well, crap. I wouldn't play this game"? That happened to me last night. I did my first playtest for…
In Game Development
Participants: Abkajud, mreuther, Alfryd, Noon.

11/19/2010 izlear: Wager based game idea!
I have been toying with an idea for a few weeks. There are similar games, I know that, but I wanted to put this idea forward and see what you…
In First Thoughts
Participants: izlear, Noon, SortableBadger, Bill_White.

11/18/2010 Necromantis: [Run!] a Role-Sharing game of memory lapse and evading capture. {issues}
I will give a quick explanation of my plans for this game. Anything else that I leave out that you would like to know, just ask. Role-Sharing game. …
In First Thoughts
Participants: Necromantis, SortableBadger, SamuelRiv, Bill_White.

11/17/2010 Dan Maruschak: [Final Hour of a Storied Age] Heart of the Fire
For the past few weeks I've been playtesting Final Hour of a Storied Age, my GM-less no-prep game of Epic Fantasy with Leo Lalande and Nolan Callender. This AP report…
In Game Development
Participants: Dan Maruschak.

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11/26/2010 Ron Edwards: Dragon penis / Shambling mound
Hiya, Back in 2002, someone started an RPG.net thread called "Do dragons have penises?" Much like Superman responding to a cry for help, I swooped to contribute. The thread also…
In Adept Press
Participants: Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Eliarhiman6, Noon, Adam Dray, Marshall Burns, Chris_Chinn, John Stephens.

11/27/2010 Amanchanamun: My new game project
Hello, it is my first mail , writing from Turkey. I am planning a system that uses 3 d6 . Everyone on the table including GM throws three dices at…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Amanchanamun, Bill_White, Noon, Zachary_Wolf, SortableBadger, Ar Kayon.

11/28/2010 ThriveAssociate: Thrive (Im supporting)
Hey! http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/52379.page I'm an one of the idea people in this project and I was wondering if anybody kind enough is able to contribute to this project WE are making:…
In First Thoughts
Participants: ThriveAssociate, Ron Edwards.

11/29/2010 Andy Kitkowski: Looking for recommendations for Virtual Storefront software/services
I'm looking to create a storefront to sell at most 2-3 products through Paypal (something a little classier than just the "Paypal Link") from my site (basically, I want to…
In Publishing
Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, RPGCI.

11/29/2010 Jonathan Walton: [Call for Papers & Games] "Magic Missile" for GoPlayNW 2011
And now for an announcement... <a href="http://thouandone.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/magicmissile31.jpg"><img src="http://thouandone.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/magicmissile31.jpg" alt="" title="magicmissile3" width="380" height="263" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1689" /></a> The Basics 
 Ryan Macklin and Jonathan Walton are organizing a short anthology on…
In Endeavor
Participants: Jonathan Walton.

11/29/2010 buzz: The future of Forge Midwest
Just curious... now that the Forge is winding down, what's going to happen to Forge Midwest? Will it continue to be an annual thing? Or disappear?
In Conventions
Participants: buzz, Ron Edwards.

11/30/2010 New Fire: Stat Advancement at Character Creation vs During Gameplay
I've been working on a game for quite awhile now called New Fire. It's an Aztec-themed fantasy RPG using a d10 system and done in a very heroic and dramatic…
In Game Development
Participants: New Fire, Doug Law, Holywar, Certified, Finarvyn, johnthedm7000, Ron Edwards, DJ Ghost.

11/30/2010 Aetius: [Trollbabe] A New Map
Hi to all. I'm going to play some Trollbabe at a con near Milan. I would like to draw a new map of the world for my games... just because…
In Adept Press
Participants: Aetius, Ron Edwards, Markus.

11/30/2010 drkrash: Taxes
Usual disclaimers: You're not an expert, consult a real lawyer, etc., etc.  I know.  Just looking for advice. I'm an American and Divine Madness Press did pretty OK this year. …
In Publishing
Participants: drkrash, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer, guildofblades.

11/30/2010 John Powell: @Matt Wilson, re: Project Vanguard Playtest
I've enjoyed reading the playtest rules a couple of times, but haven't yet played. I noticed that between the rules and the character sheet Battle training becomes Warfare. I also…
In Dog Eared Designs
Participants: John Powell.

11/30/2010 vellu82: [SS] - About Secondary Characters
Hi, Eero. The method you propose for the short creation is not a fixed rule, right? So can I create a short NPC like this? NPC 1 Pool: Vigor 3,…
In Arkenstone Publishing
Participants: vellu82, Courage75, Eero Tuovinen.

12/1/2010 Eliarhiman6: GM-full Trollbabe
Hi! Recently, my gaming group played Trollbabe again. I wanted to play a trollbabe this time and another player wanted to try play in the GM's role. But to avoid…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

12/2/2010 Ron Edwards: [The Pool] Update: essay available
Hi, Here's a follow-up to Ghosts, guns, and bodies. I finally completed the essay I mentioned in that thread, which is intended to restore recognition and interest in…
In Actual Play
Participants: Ron Edwards, Frank Tarcikowski, Adam Dray, Chris_Chinn, Roger, enderbean, Paolo D., scramble.

12/2/2010 BinaryCat: Insight Attribute Too Powerful
Hey! I'm new to the forums, as I've only recently stumbled into The Forge (while very prematurely looking up information on game publishing)...but my system, which is well into its…
In First Thoughts
Participants: BinaryCat, ShallowThoughts, Chris_Chinn, Bill_White, NN, Ar Kayon.

12/2/2010 James_Nostack: [Trollbabe] Harmed relationships - pg 61
Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but page 61 of the print edition of Trollbabe says, in effect, IF (Goal fails) AND (Trollbabe ends at inconvenienced) THEN (any relationships invoked the…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, John Stephens, Eliarhiman6, Gregor Hutton, jburneko, Ron Edwards.

12/3/2010 matthijs: Publishing model: iPad subscription
Here's just an idea: With the iPad, it's very easy to publish your game as a living document, with a subscription. Some cool things: - Low entry fee makes it…
In Publishing
Participants: matthijs, ShallowThoughts, Peter Nordstrand.

12/3/2010 Motipha: [Freemarket] The Simple Pleasures School of Everything
Here's the link to the ap: http://chicagoindiegaming.wikispaces.com/Freemarket This has some link back to Ron's post of the one-off at Chicagoland Games, as Todd, Megan and myself (Johnny Katana, Maggie Parker…
In Actual Play
Participants: Motipha, meganjank, Jared A. Sorensen, davidberg.

12/4/2010 chronoplasm: Running Away to Embark on an Adventure
Brainstorming: I can't finish any of my game design projects. I end up losing interest when I realize that I don't feel emotionally invested enough in what I'm doing to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: chronoplasm, Chris_Chinn.

12/4/2010 flossy: Challenge Ratings
I've been playing with the idea of a formalised system for rating challenges for characters. Obviously in my past I have come across very basic ones for D&D but they…
In First Thoughts
Participants: flossy, Chris_Chinn, chronoplasm.

12/4/2010 James_Nostack: [Trollbabe] Harm questions
Questions from actual play with the Print Edition of the rules.  (1) If a Trollbabe gets injured in a social conflict, and then, without a recovery scene, gets into a…
In Adept Press
Participants: James_Nostack, Ron Edwards.

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